City Girl

Three very different women face heartache, dislocation and despair in this up-to-date, romantic saga, which praises the power of friendship to pull you through.

At 21, Dishy Devlin is seduced by the suave, sophisticated Colin Cantrell-King, an older married man and her boss. When she finds herself in an unfortunate condition for an unmarried, Irish Catholic girl, she faces some very hard choices. What will she decide?

Overly-curvy Caroline is afraid of being left on the shelf so jumps at the chance to marry the cool, detached and very attractive Richard. But, why does he never return her ardour with equal passion? And why is his friend Charles Stokes so upset when he hears about their engagement?

Married mother Maggie feels trapped in a loveless marriage until she discovers her husband's infidelity. Suddenly, she feels released but what will she do with her new-found sense of liberation?

City Girl successfully threads together the interweaving tales of these three best friends who, whilst each making a journey of self-discovery, come to appreciate that the bond they share is what gives them their strength:

"To the most important thing that anyone, rich or poor, can possess. And that we are richly blessed with ... To friendship"

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Unputadownable - Rated
I've only read 1 book of Patricia's and I rated that 5 stars, this was better. It was quicker to get going. Brilliant stuff, I even brought the 2nd book in the series City Woman into work with me today knowing I was going to finish this book on the bus ride into work.

Brilliant

City Woman - Rated
I read City Girl a few years ago and was not impressed but I though perhaps I had misjudged the author so got City Woman and began reading.
It seems my first impression was correct.
The book is dull and INCREDIBLY depressing and after ploughing through 500+ pages what was I confronted with? "To be continued". All that and the story didn't even wrap up properly!
What a waste of time!
I recommend Marian Keyes - even at the most depressing of her stuff you can still get in a cheap laugh or two.

Best Book I've Read!! - Rated
I have a challenge for you... read this book and tell you didn't get hooked! I bet you couldn't do it! This book is that good! I have loaned this book to my mom, my friends, my co-workers and not one person has told me they didn't like it. In fact, all of them were harrassing me for the next book, City Women! You will become so enthralled with the lives of the three characters, you will feel as if you know them personally. This book has some shocking plot twists that will truly take your breath away. I loved it, and couldn't wait to read the other two books. I have a feeling you will too!

BEST BOOK EVER - Rated
This is the best book I have ever read. It is easy to read and the story is very realistic and touching. READ IT!

Execellent - Rated
If you have just purchased this book you are mad,it is addictive.You will then have to run to your nearest bookshop and purchase City Women,which again is very very addictive and then just when you thought things could not get any better,it says to be continued..... Thanks alot Patricia I've been looking for City Lives since april 1999,and even had to take a trip to Ireland to see if it had been published there first...And yes to my delight I have finally got my hands on City Lives.This trilogy of books is fantastic,a must read for anybody with any sense about them.