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Sinéad Moriarty

    1. leden 1971

    Tato autorka, vyrůstající v prostředí plném knih, objevila svou vášeň pro psaní již v dětství, inspirována matkou, která psala dětské knihy. Po univerzitních studiích a pobytech v Paříži a Londýně, kde pracovala jako novinářka, se začala věnovat kreativnímu psaní. Její díla se vyznačují hořkosladkou komedií a pronikavým pohledem na vztahy a rodinné výzvy. Autorka mistrně proplétá humor s hlubokými emocemi, čímž si získává srdce čtenářů po celém světě.

    Sinéad Moriarty
    A Perfect Match
    The New Girl
    The Truth About Riley
    Finding Hope
    Sedm dopisů z lásky
    Dobrá matka
    • Dobrá matka

      • 464 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení

      Kate je matkou na plný úvazek a má toho až nad hlavu. Po rozvodu zůstala sama na své tři děti – osmnáctiletého Lukea, dvanáctiletou Jess a sedmiletého Bobbyho – a aby toho nebylo málo, její bývalý manžel si založil novou rodinu. Zdálo by se, že to stačí, ale další krutá rána osudu na sebe nenechá dlouho čekat. Jess je diagnostikována leukemie a jediným vhodným dárcem je její starší bratr Luke. Rodina, která se stále ještě vyrovnává s rozvodem, je vystavena další zkoušce. Kate ví, že nyní musí dát stranou veškerý svůj strach a obavy a udělat to správné pro své děti, zejména pro Jess. Co je ale „to správné“? Může správná věc být i něco, co se zdá na první pohled zcela nemyslitelné?

      Dobrá matka
      4,3
    • Sedm dopisů z lásky

      • 464 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení

      Každý rok na narozeniny své milované dcery Izzy píše Sarah dopis. Nyní je Izzy právě sedm let a Sarah zjišťuje, že je těhotná. Slibuje Izzy, že s příchodem bratříčka bude jejich rodina konečně kompletní. Když však Sarah o několik měsíců později zkolabuje, má Izzy pocit, že bezpečný život skončil. V sázce je všechno – život Sáry i nenarozeného bratříčka. Sáře dochází čas a rodina se musí rychle rozhodnout. Překonají Sářini nejbližší zármutek a hněv, aby mohli udělat to nejlepší rozhodnutí? Mohou si vzájemně odpustit?

      Sedm dopisů z lásky
      3,9
    • Finding Hope

      • 208 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      Lost and lonely, Hope devotes herself to saving the planet and, in turn, saves herself.

      Finding Hope
      4,6
    • The Truth About Riley

      • 240 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      When Riley's dad dies suddenly, leaving behind a mountain of debt, the life she's used to starts crumbling around her. But as strangers step up to help her and her mum, Riley realises that sometimes it is those you least expect who will change your life for the better.

      The Truth About Riley
      4,5
    • The New Girl

      • 208 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      One of Ireland's best-loved writers brings her storytelling magic to a new generation of readers. 'A story about friendship, hope and courage ... I loved it and couldn't put it down!' Christy Lefteri, The Beekeeper of Aleppo

      The New Girl
      4,2
    • A Perfect Match

      • 336 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      After two years of being deafened by the ticktock of her biological clock and tormented by Mother Nature's refusal to grant her a baby, Emma Hamilton decides to go for the instant solution: finding a Russian baby in need of a home. But Emma hasn't reckoned on the route to adoption being so complicated. Between proving that she's fit to be a mother (by inventing an unblemished past and discovering an unsuspected talent for housekeeping), driving her long-suffering husband insane with madcap schemes to make them the perfect would-be parents (a few Russian verbs a night and they'll be fluent in no time), and tripping over red tape every step of the way (who knew social workers could be so terrifying?). Emma finds out that adoption is far from the easy option - and that perfection has very little to do with finding the perfect match.

      A Perfect Match
      4,1
    • The Way We Were

      • 434 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení

      Being a good mother is doing the right thing. But sometimes the right thing is not so clear. When Alice's husband Ben dies suddenly, her world falls apart. They shared twenty years and two daughters and life without him is unimaginable. Having lost her parents while young, Alice understands her girls' pain. At fifteen, Jools is at that awkward age and only Ben could get through to her. And eleven-year-old Holly looks for the answer to everything in books but this time she's drawing a blank. Alice realizes that for their sakes she must summon up superhuman reserves of strength. Somehow all three of them come through the dark days. In time, it's even possible for Alice to consider marrying again, with the girls' blessing. So when Ben turns up after three years, her world is again turned upside-down. The girls assume that their family can go back to the way they were. Alice is not so sure. Once more Alice has to find the strength to be the mother her daughters need her to be. But this time what that means is far from clear ...

      The Way We Were
      4,0
    • It�s tricky for Niamh O�Flaherty, growing up in a North London home that�s a shrine to all things Irish. But it�s even trickier being an adult and realizing that her family expects her to settle down with a nice Irish lad, especially now that she�s living in Dublin. When Niamh finally meets the love of her life he is the last person she would expect to fall for her. Pierre is older and an intellectual, but she loves his ability to laugh at himself, his calmness and strength of character, and, of course, his stunning looks. There�s just one problem: if Pierre�s parents � Jean and Fleur � are sniffy about their pride and joy hooking up with a girl who writes a fluffy newspaper column, her parents, Mick and Annie, are going to go ballistic when they hear that their daughter intends to marry someone who couldn�t be less Irish if he tried . . .

      Keeping in the family
      4,0
    • Me and my Sisters

      • 464 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení

      THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Give yourself a break from the doom and gloom and get stuck into this cracker of a novel' Image It's been years since Julie had a full night's sleep. She's devoted to her family, but with four boys under five, it can be easier to relate to strangers in an online mums' forum than her glamorous sisters. High-flying lawyer Louise has been independent since turning eighteen. After one drunken mistake leads to consequences way outside of her comfort zone, can she finally ask her sisters for help? And gorgeous Sophie's diamonds-and-champagne lifestyle is falling apart at the seams. She can hardly bring herself to tell the other two how bad things are. The Devlins might not always see eye to eye, but they might have more in common than they think . . . 'Moving, disarmingly honest and at times laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Times 'Witty, touching, easy to read . . . I thought I might like this one, but I really and truly loved it' thebookbag.co.uk 'The inevitable comparisons with Marian Keyes are justified and well deserved ... a brilliant book . . . You'll identify with elements of all the characters, guffaw in parts and scowl in others' Heat 'Anyone with a sister will identify with this . . . funny and touching story' Closer

      Me and my Sisters
      4,0
    • Good Sisters

      • 416 stránek
      • 15 hodin čtení

      After losing their beloved mother, the Devlin sisters need each other more than ever.Single parent Louise is trying to help her fragile young daughter to navigate life. So, when the nine-year-old insists on finding out who her father is, Louise organizes a sisters' outing to track down her Italian one- night stand.Meanwhile, due to her teenage sons' sporting success, mother-of- four Julie is anointed Cook-Bottlewasher-and-Cheerleader-in-Chief for the rugby parents' WhatsApp group. Worst. Job. EverFinally, glamorous Sophie is determined that her daughter Jess won't be boy-crazy and image-obsessed like she was. But when things go horribly wrong at a teen party, Sophie and her sisters are forced to take drastic measures to protect Jess's future.Squeezed from every side, Louise, Julie and Sophie want to be good sisters - but sometimes that's easier said than done . . .

      Good Sisters
      3,8