Good Sisters

'There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinéad' Claudia Carroll 
 
‘A great read, I highly recommend it’ Claire Byrne 
 
'Fans of Sinéad know they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling' Hello 
 
‘Moriarty captures the intricacies of contemporary family life with flawed, relatable characters in a heartfelt and humorous tale.’ Christina Hession, Sunday Independent 
 
 
'Moriarty has perfected the fine dance between light and shade, turning some of the most substantial and challenging of life's realities into compelling, companionable reads' Irish Independent 
 
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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. Ever 
 
Finally, 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 . . .

There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinéad

Moriarty has perfected the fine dance between light and shade, turning some of the most substantial and challenging of life's realities into compelling, companionable reads

Fans of Sinéad know they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling

Moriarty captures the intricacies of contemporary family life with flawed, relatable characters in a heartfelt and humorous tale

Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over 900,000 copies in Ireland and the UK. Since the launch of the Irish Book Awards each has been shortlisted in the popular fiction category, with The Way We Were winning in 2015. She won a second IBA for her first YA novel, The New Girl, in 2021. Sinéad lives in her native Dublin with her husband and their three children.

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. Ever 
 
Finally, 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 . . .

Yours, Mine, Ours

The perfect Mother's Day gift, from the author of About Us, Seven Letters and The Baby Trail 
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What's a few more branches on the family tree? 
 
Things are finally looking up for Anna. Seventeen miserable years of marriage to man-child Connor have left her drained and ready for a new start. 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. 
 
But Anna and James's kids hate living with the loved-up couple and the new set-up. Their teenage daughters - one a studious high achiever and the other a cool rich girl unbothered by grades or exams - have nothing in common. And Anna's wild football-mad nine-year-old son declares war on bookish James. 
 
Nobody said step-parenting was easy; Anna and James are about to find out exactly how complicated it can be. 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. Do they have what it takes to make their blended family work? 
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'Yours, Mine, Ours is her best to date . . . a hopeful book, full of love' MARIAN KEYES 
 
'A great read, lots of twists and turns, lots of humour' CLAIRE BYRNE 
 
'A story filled with heart and wit. It's impossible not to root for the characters' RACHAEL ENGLISH 
 
'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant . . . I was on the edge of my seat to know whether it would all work out in the end . . . Sinéad is a true national treasure' CLAUDIA CARROLL

Sinéad Moriarty writes consistently EXCELLENT novels about contemporary life - Yours, Mine, Ours is her best to date. A thoughtful, nuanced exploration of the very real dilemmas of a blended family. There are no trite solutions but it's still a hopeful book, full of love

A great read, lots of twists and turns, lots of humour

A story filled with heart and wit. It's impossible not to root for the characters

Empathy, humour and wisdom on every page. A terrific, though provoking, immersive read

With her trademark wit and wisdom, Sinéad gets to the core of what makes a family, what breaks a family and what can put it back together. Thoroughly engaging and entertaining, a delightful read

I really loved Yours, Mine, Ours. Sinéad is such a brilliant writer. It's utterly charming and life-affirming. Full of wisdom about love's imperfections and all of the everyday obstacles that can get in the way of love . . . very grown-up love story about finding love - and ourselves - as parents. I think people will really fall in love with Anna, as I did

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinead . . . It's funny and wonderfully well observed and gripping too - I was on the edge of my seat to know whether it would all work out in the end. Yours, Mine, Ours really is masterly and Sinéad is a true national treasure

Things are finally looking up for Anna. Seventeen miserable years of marriage to man-child Connor have left her drained and ready for a new start. 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. 
 
But Anna and James's kids hate living with the loved-up couple and the new set-up. Their teenage daughters - one a studious high achiever and the other a cool rich girl unbothered by grades or exams - have nothing in common. And Anna's wild football-mad nine-year-old son declares war on bookish James. 
 
Nobody said step-parenting was easy; Anna and James are about to find out exactly how complicated it can be. 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. Do they have what it takes to make their blended family work?

About Us

'A charming, laugh-out-loud read' - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT 
 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 
 
Three couples. One therapist's couch ... 
 
Alice and Niall used to be lovers, best friends and parents, in that order. Now they're no longer on the same page or even reading from the same book. 
 
Ann thought when she and Ken retired, it would be their second spring. Instead, it feels more like an icy winter. 
 
Orla is falling in love with boyfriend Paul, but her complicated past makes her unsure if she can ever be intimate with anyone. 
 
Three couples find themselves telling a stranger about the most private part of their lives - their hopes, their disappointments, their awkward realisations. 
 
Can they learn to be honest with each other? And what life-changing decisions will be made when they do? 
 
'Such a joy to read . . . a brilliant book' - CLAIRE BYRNE 
 
'Moriarty has perfected the fine dance between light and shade, turning some of the most substantial and challenging of life's realities into compelling, companionable reads' - IRISH INDEPENDENT

A brilliant read and perfect for summer. Sinéad is a master when it comes to characters who you care for and storylines that feel genuine and sincere

Such a joy to read . . . a wonderful book

Moriarty has perfected the fine dance between light and shade, turning some of the most substantial and challenging of life's realities into compelling, companionable reads

There is a bit of each of these women in us all. A charming, laugh-out-loud read

Three couples. One therapist's couch ... 
 
Alice and Niall used to be lovers, best friends and parents, in that order. Now they're no longer on the same page or even reading from the same book. 
 
Ann thought when she and Ken retired, it would be their second spring. Instead, it feels more like an icy winter. 
 
Orla is falling in love with boyfriend Paul, but her complicated past makes her unsure if she can ever be intimate with anyone. 
 
Three couples find themselves telling a stranger about the most private part of their lives - their hopes, their disappointments, their awkward realisations. 
 
Can they learn to be honest with each other? And what life-changing decisions will be made when they do?

Our Secrets and Lies

'Both heart-breaking and heart-warming ... a joy to read' Woman's Way 
 
From the Richard and Judy Book Club author and Number One Bestseller! 
 
Lucy Murphy has a single goal in life - to give her children a brilliant future. 
 
An unplanned pregnancy forced Lucy to abandon her own dreams, so she is determined that her twin daughter and son will seize every opportunity. When they get a chance to move to a prestigious school, all Lucy sees is the fulfilment of her every wish for them. 
 
Loving them as fiercely as she does, Lucy is blind to the risks of taking two seventeen-year-olds away from everything familiar and dropping them into an alien world. Even when warning signs are flashing, she cannot see the dangers of pushing her vision on her children - especially her sensitive daughter - until it's almost too late. 
 
For her family to survive, Lucy has to face up to some surprising and difficult truths - and figure out how to find herself again. 
 
'Moriarty [tackles] uncomfortable and painful subjects, weaving them into compelling thought-provoking stories ... heartfelt and deeply moving' Irish Independent 
 
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Praise for Sinéad Moriarty's novels 
 
'A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects ... Moriarty writes with compelling authority' Irish Times 
 
'There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story' Daily Mail 
 
'OMG! I'm an emotional wreck after reading this novel, probably not helped by the fact that I pulled an all-nighter to finish it ... I just could not put it down' Eileen Dunne, RTÉ 
 
'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis 
 
'We ate this fabulous story up - 4 stars' Heat magazine 
 
'Beautifully written and sensitive' Woman's Way 
 
'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.' Katie Fforde 
 
'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon

Heartfelt and deeply moving but also so gripping it is almost impossible to put down

A first class novel which I couldn't put down. It was both heartbreaking and heartwarming. The difficult subjects of the novel are dealt with in a sensitive way and the book was a joy to read

Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over 900,000 copies in Ireland and the UK. She has won over readers and critics by telling stories that are humane, moving and relevant to modern women. In 2015 she won the Irish Book Award for Popular Fiction. She lives in her native Dublin with her husband and their three children.

Lucy Murphy has a single goal in life - to give her children a brilliant future. 
 
An unplanned pregnancy forced Lucy to abandon her own dreams, so she is determined that her twin daughter and son will seize every opportunity. When they get a chance to move to a prestigious school, all Lucy sees is the fulfilment of her every wish for them. 
 
Loving them as fiercely as she does, Lucy is blind to the risks of taking two seventeen-year-olds away from everything familiar and dropping them into an alien world. Even when warning signs are flashing, she cannot see the dangers of pushing her vision on her children - especially her sensitive daughter - until it's almost too late. 
 
For her family to survive, Lucy has to face up to some surprising and difficult truths - and figure out how to find herself again.

The Devlin sisters, novel 1

Me and My Sisters

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

The inevitable comparisons with Marian Keyes are justified and well deserved ... a brilliant book for lovers of intelligent chick-lit. You'll identify with elements of all the characters, guffaw in parts and scowl in others.

Witty, touching, easy to read ... I thought I might like this one, but I really and truly loved it ... If standard chick lit is a fast food burger, then this is a Kobe steak: the same basic ingredients and idea, but delivered to much higher quality and far more satisfying.

Anyone with a sister will identify with this sad, funny and touching story

Timely, funny, smart ... give yourself a break from the doom and gloom and get stuck into this cracker of a novel

Marian Keyes has for years been the undisputed queen ... Sinéad Moriarty is now a worthy competitor

Moving, disarmingly honest and at times laugh-out-loud funny

Fans of Sinead's writing will know that they can expect honesty, humour and great story-telling

Her characters are well drawn, their dilemmas are all too realistic and their personalities certainly fizzle

Sinéad Moriarty's novels have sold over 900,000 copies in Ireland and the UK. She has won over readers and critics by telling stories that are humane, moving and relevant to modern women. She lives in her native Dublin with her husband and their three children.

'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 . . .

The Good Mother

'There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story' Daily Mail 
 
Moving back in with her dad was not part of Kate's plan. Blindsided by her husband's affair and the break-up of their family, Kate must balance the needs of three very different children - solo. 
 
Seven-year-old Bobby is having meltdowns at school. Eighteen-year-old Luke vows that he'll never speak to his father again. And sweet middle-child Jess, always the peacemaker, is just trying to cheer everyone up as best she can. 
 
But when Jess is diagnosed with cancer, Kate's resilience is put to the ultimate test. She knows she has to put aside her own hurt and do what is best for her little girl. But maybe doing the right thing means doing the unthinkable? 
 
'A heart-warming and a heart-breaking story, beautifully written and sensitive ... compelling' Woman's Way 
 
'A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects ... Moriarty writes with compelling authority' Irish Times 
 
'OMG! I'm an emotional wreck after reading this novel, probably not helped by the fact that I pulled an all-nighter to finish it ... I just could not put it down' Eileen Dunne, RTÉ 
 
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Praise for Sinéad Moriarty: 
 
'Heartfelt and deeply moving ... I couldn't put it down.' Susan Lewis 
 
'Intriguing and thought provoking ... a great read.' Katie Fforde 
 
'Gripping and thought-provoking - I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon 
 
'We ate this fabulous story up - 4 stars' Heat magazine 
 
'Love, lies and longing - this has it all - 4 stars' Woman magazine 
 
'Intriguing - a dramatic twist in the tale will keep you engrossed.' Candis

Another page-turner by the always reliable Moriarty

A heart-warming and a heart-breaking story, beautifully written and sensitive . . . compelling

A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects . . . Moriarty writes with compelling authority

There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story

'There is warmth and heart aplenty in this delicately told story' Daily Mail 
 
Moving back in with her dad was not part of Kate's plan. Blindsided by her husband's affair and the break-up of their family, Kate must balance the needs of three very different children - solo. 
 
Seven-year-old Bobby is having meltdowns at school. Eighteen-year-old Luke vows that he'll never speak to his father again. And sweet middle-child Jess, always the peacemaker, is just trying to cheer everyone up as best she can. 
 
But when Jess is diagnosed with cancer, Kate's resilience is put to the ultimate test. She knows she has to put aside her own hurt and do what is best for her little girl. But maybe doing the right thing means doing the unthinkable?

Sinéad Moriarty

It's classic Moriarty territory: emotional, relatable and rooted in the messiness of real family life

Family life is enough of a juggle without ... The In-Laws 
 
Amanda. Katie. Melanie. 
 
Three wildly different women with one big problem – their impossible mother-in-law, Nancy. 
 
When an unexpected crisis hits the family business, the sisters-in-law find themselves navigating stormy waters. Amanda is back in town and ready to reclaim her spot at the top. Katie, the feisty outsider, knows she'll never earn Nancy’s approval – and has stopped caring. Melanie, ambitious and savvy, is more than capable of running the business, if only Nancy would loosen her iron grip. 
 
Forced to confront messy truths about marriage, motherhood, succession and family loyalty, the three women soon realize their greatest strength might just be each other. 
 
The In-Laws is a sharp, funny, and relatable novel about surviving the family you didn’t choose.

Sinéad Moriarty

Praise for The In-Laws

It's classic Moriarty territory: emotional, relatable and rooted in the messiness of real family life

There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinéad

Moriarty captures the intricacies of contemporary family life with flawed, relatable characters in a heartfelt and humorous tale

It's classic Moriarty territory: emotional, relatable and rooted in the messiness of real family life

There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinéad

Moriarty captures the intricacies of contemporary family life with flawed, relatable characters in a heartfelt and humorous tale

It's classic Moriarty territory: emotional, relatable and rooted in the messiness of real family life

There is no living author who writes about the intricacies of family life quite like Sinéad

Moriarty captures the intricacies of contemporary family life with flawed, relatable characters in a heartfelt and humorous tale

Books by Sinéad Moriarty

Series by Sinéad Moriarty

Emma and James2 Books

The Baby Trail series4 Books

The Devlin Sisters2 Books

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