
Growing up, Sinead says she was inspired by watching her mother writing at the kitchen table and then being published. Her mother is an author of children’s books. Sinéad was born and raised in Dublin where she grew up surrounded by books. Sinéad is a true national treasure' CLAUDIA CARROLL I was on the edge of my seat to know whether it would all work out in the end. It's impossible not to root for the characters' RACHAEL ENGLISH 'A great read, lots of twists and turns, lots of humour' CLAIRE BYRNE a hopeful book, full of love' MARIAN KEYES Do they have what it takes to make their blended family work?

With exes, new partners-of-exes and money all in the mix, home life is fast becoming a minefield and their new-found happiness hangs in the balance. Nobody said step-parenting was easy Anna and James are about to find out exactly how complicated it can be. And Anna's wild football-mad nine-year-old son declares war on bookish James. Their teenage daughters - one a studious high achiever and the other a cool rich girl unbothered by grades or exams - have nothing in common. So when they separate, she couldn't be more thrilled to move in with James, a handsome lecturer who is everything her ex-husband is not: kind, thoughtful, and above all, reliable.īut Anna and James's kids hate living with the loved-up couple and the new set-up. Seventeen miserable years of marriage to man-child Connor have left her drained and ready for a new start.

What's another branch on the family tree? 1 bestselling novel from the author of About Us, Seven Letters and The Baby Trail
