Patricia S. (patsto) reviewed on 10/6/2005 + 33 more book reviews

5 star book.
Claire Webster, heroine of this breezy Irish bestseller, thinks hubby James is the man of

her dreams until he ditches her for an older woman (Claire herself is 29) two hours after

their daughter is born. Mother and child repair to Dublin, where there's hope of solace and

sustenance in the bosom of an eccentric family, while Claire downsizes from watermelon to

wisp and struggles over the hurdles of blues and booze. When she attracts a handsome young

lover and considers dumping the suddenly repentant James, it's clear a happy ending's in

sight. Or is it? There are a few surprises that you wouldn't want to miss.
Claire Webster's got it all-a perfect marriage to a handsome husband who provides well and

now a darling baby girl-until the morning after she gives birth, when her husband, James,

informs her that he's having an affair with their downstairs neighbor and deserts her and

his child. Claire flies back to Dublin and the dubious security of her wacky family to sort

out her life.

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