From Booklist
Noreen and Oliver Flynn's wedding is a big event in the small town of Kilronan outside Dublin, Ireland. Noreen left her successful career as a nurse in London to take care of her dying mother, and consequently met Oliver, a successful builder. Both were lonely, and Noreen, a take-charge kind of woman, asked Oliver to marry her, leaving her uncertain if he would ever have asked her. Cousins Lorna and Heather envy the pageantry of the wedding, and embark on a new life of their own in Dublin. Lorna loves city life, but Heather misses their small town, and problems develop in each of their lives as their expectations are not met. Readers will form an attachment to all of Scanlan's extraordinarily believable characters, making this an exquisite gem of a novel about human foibles and happiness. Scanlan should have wide and increasing appeal as word gets out about her books.
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Review
The author of Francesca's Party and other novels has produced a delightful new story, which is full of zest and splendid entertainment. Noreen has lured Oliver into marriage, and is determined to enjoy all the good things of life, having outclassed her two sisters. The only fly in the ointment is Cora, his mother, who hates the idea of any other woman, Noreen particularly, making off with her wee lamb, and so stays away from the wedding, which is a huge social event for Kilronan. One of the guests, Lorna, can't wait to be out of it all and enjoying Dublin, London and New York. What happens to all the characters involved makes a fascinating story. This one is destined to be a big bestseller.
