SARAH WEBB

When Meg returns to Dublin after three years following sailor boyfriend Simon around the globe with two toddlers, Lily and Dan, she realizes that all her friends have moved on. And now she only has her kooky family and Dan's flaky but dangerously gorgeous father, Sid, to rely on for help and support. Then she teams up with her neighbor Tina, who's in the same boat - her husband works away, Monday to Friday - and the two new friends start to enjoy their man-free life. Meg has a shock when Simon says he's moving home for good, and finds that sometimes living apart is easier than living together...

Dublin 1911When Eliza Kane and her brother Jonty move from the leafy suburbs of Rathmines to a tenement flat on Henrietta Street they are in for a shock. Pigs and ponies in the yard, rats in the hallways and cockroaches or clocks underfoot!When they meet their new neighbour, Annie, a kind and practical teenager and her brothers, and a travelling circus comes to town, offering them both jobs, helping Madam Ada, the bee charmer, and Albert the dog trainer, things start to look up.When a tragedy happens in the tenements, Eliza, Jonty and their new friends spring into action.A tale of family, friendship and finding a new home, with touch of magical bees!

Two months to write a raunchy bonkbuster set in the glitzy world of modelling should be easy. Right? Wrong! Life can't get much worse for romance writer Libby Holliday. She's been dumped by her agent and her publisher, and now she's discovered her fiancé, Jeremy, is seeing their mutual friend, the shameless Ruth-Ann, behind her back. So when broken-hearted Libby's offered the chance to ghost-write a novel for model and reality show darling, Lulubelle Ryan, she leaps at the chance. Lulubelle is in the middle of filming a new TV show about plastic surgery - which means five star travel for her entourage to San Francisco, Paris and Antigua. And even better, Libby's best friend spiky-mouthed journalist, Celeste O'Connor, is coming along for the ride. Lulubelle proves to be the diva of divas, but there are some benefits - her handsome and enigmatic manager, Leo, to name just one. If only Libby could forget about her other male addiction...

Life isn't looking too rosy for Alice Devine. She's a single mum, and needs a well-paid job fast, because as much as she loves her sister, Hilda, she hadn't planned on living with her. Added to that, her love life has been a disaster and she's beginning to wonder if she'll ever find the man of her dreams. Things suddenly start to look up when she lands the job as assistant fund raiser for St Jude's Maternity Hospital - particularly when she meets her new boss, the gorgeous but enigmatic Jack Wiseheart. What she hadn't bargained for was also acting as general dogsbody to the terrifying and wealthy Maud Hamilton-O'Connor, Chair of the Fundraising Committee and her side-kick, Koo. Nothing is ever as it seems, however, and it's not only the women who have their secrets. When the cracks start to appear, they all realize in their different ways that they have to face the truth before they can get on with their lives.

Its 1944. Twelve-year-old Grace Devine lives at Blacksod Lighthouse and weather station in County Mayo with her parents and little brother. When a German plane crashes nearby, she and her best friend Sibby risk their lives to save the young pilot. Graces family take him in, but their neighbours are horrified at having an enemy in their midst.Meanwhile, the Met Office in England suddenly asks Blacksod to send them weather reports every hour. But why? As the wind and rain howl outside, Grace begins to understand that something important is happening, something to do with the war and she is right in the eye of the storm.A tale of bravery, adventure and a remarkable friendship, inspired by true events from World War 2.

Rosie is only 28 but feels like 101 due to her life of stresses and worries. Out of the blue her husband admits to an affair. Rosie takes a deep breath and leaves him. Opting out of the city rat race, she sets up a small gallery in Wicklow and finds that every day is full of surprises - and some new friends.

Meet three very different women: Sally's back from the Caribbean where she has been working on a luxury yacht. She eats men for breakfast and now she has a certain man in mind! Eve is an accountant, a solitary control freak who has chosen career over love and lived to regret it. Ashling is a journalist, bringing up a six-year old son on her own. The only man she trusts is hundreds of miles away...Three women with one thing in common: Mark Mulhearne. And now he's back for a certain school reunion. Maybe, just maybe, he can be persuaded to stay for good. But three into one won't go...or will it?

In this collection of fascinating, thought-provoking, poignant and funny true-life travel pieces, bestselling author Sarah Webb has gathered together some of Ireland's top women writers. Martina Devlin tracks down the perfect amber necklace in St Petersburg; Julie Parsons makes an unforgettable trip as a child by sea to Ireland from New Zealand following her father's sudden disappearance; Morag Prunty finds solace and solitude among the hammams of Marrakesh and Marian Keyes pens finds courage and hope in Ethiopia. Add in Louise East's incredible story of nearly losing her life three times in one week in Colombia, and Clare Downling's encounter with a Don Johnson lookalike on a visit to Dublin, and this volume provides the perfect package for a delicious weekend's reading. All royalties earned on this book go to the Kisiizi Children's Hospital in Uganda.

A fabulous new novel of love, life and romance from a No 1 bestselling author In the Irish village of Burnaby, life is about to change for three very different women. Molly Harper is the long-suffering manager of Ireland's only dedicated romance bookshop - 'Happily Ever After'. She can't stand Milo Jones, the super-smooth new owner but he does have a rather attractive son, Sam. Should she stay, or should she walk? Her best friend, Paige Brady, has problems of her own. She has just launched a general election campaign and is astonished when another woman on the ballot sheet, Annette Higgins, starts to attack her in a very personal way. But Paige is determined to stay in the race. Kate Bowan, shop assistant in the trendy Burnaby designer shoe shop, 'Baroque' by day, runs the popular dummy dating service 'Test-Crash Dates' by night. But one particular client is proving to be more than a handful. All's fair in love, business and politics as the three friends are about to find out. Enter the world of Burnaby Village, and you'll be glad you stayed...

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading.Whales are the largest animals that have ever lived on our planet. But did you know that a dolphin is a type of toothed whale? Explore the amazing underwater world of whales and dolphins.Reading age: 6-7 years

Bring the First World War to life with a fresh interpretation of the War, combining the expertise of IWM and Hodder Education in both the First World War and educational publishing.This Students Book and accompanying Dynamic Learning resource provide a discrete unit of study. Together, they present new stories, sources and teaching tools which allow learners to explore the conflict and the experiences of those involved in the fighting and on the home front.- Follow the lives of individuals and focus on artefacts from IWMs collections- Enable learners to investigate the War through a range of rich IWM resources including photos, letters and other evidence, and learn why the First World War shaped the lives of British people more than any other- Ideal for GCSE lessons, too

Rosies life has become one long string of exhausting worries and stresses, getting her four-year-old daughter Cass to school, getting to work on time, conjuring up clever and original ideas for marketing campaigns. Shes only 28, for heavens sake, so why does she feel 101? And her husband, Darren, is no help, always working late and at weekends. When Darren announces out of the blue that actually hes been having an affair, Rosie goes into shock. But then she takes a deep breath and decides hes not the only one who can make life-changing decisions. Opting out of Dublins rat race, Rosie sets up a small gallery in Redwood, a stately home in Wicklow that boasts its own wildlife park. Run by enigmatic entrepreneur, Conor Dunlop and his good-looking son, Rory, every day at Redwood is full of surprises - and some new friends.

Abbafab, the hugely popular Abba tribute band, are in trouble. Gemma Redden has just broken her ankle and finding a new singer to fill her white platform boots at such late notice isnt going to be easy. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and the youngest Redden sister, Mia, reluctantly agrees to don the blonde wig and sky-blue hot pants. For Mia, a shy piano teacher who has felt third best all her life, this is her big chance to prove herself to her two older sisters, Gemma and Wendy. Meanwhile, Mias oldest friend, Alva Ryan, is having a life crisis of her own, Her builder boyfriend and all-round-good-guy, Sean Malone, has just walked out and this time he swears hes not coming back. And Alvas sister, Kerry, is having rather unusual problems of her own. Things come to a head when Wendy has a terrible accident. Because Wendy is harbouring a secret that could blow the band apart and devastate the close bond of the Redden sisters. But secrets have a way of coming out when you least expect them to. And sometimes even the best of sisters gets it horribly wrong.

Can men and women ever really be friends? Lucy and Max have been best friends forever. Lucy, a bored beautician with a sad Jamie Oliver obsession, is determined to find kite-maker, Max a girlfriend. Someone who will meet up to her own high standards. In the name of True Love and with the help of Jamies The Naked Chef, Lucy decides to hold a Meet Max dinner to find Max the right woman, in the form of her beautiful friend, Jenny. Food, wine and romance go hand in hand after all. But soon easy-going Max is running scared of man-eater, Jenny. He decides hed much prefer to be out flying his power kites than falling into the dating pit again. However fate works in mysterious ways...

Meet three very different women: Sallys back from the Caribbean where she has been working on a luxury yacht. She eats men for breakfast and now she has a certain man in mind! Eve is an accountant, a solitary control freak who has chosen career over love and lived to regret it. Ashling is a journalist, bringing up a six-year old son on her own. The only man she trusts is hundreds of miles away . . . Three women with one thing in common: Mark Mulhearne. And now hes back for a certain school reunion. Maybe, just maybe, he can be persuaded to stay for good. But three into one wont go . . . or will it?The pacy story and credible characters in this debut should put Sarah Webbs name on the bestseller lists - U Magazine

Join The Shoestring Club When the love of her life, Ed, announces his surprise engagement to her best friend, Julia Schuster is distraught but determined not to let them see how much shes hurting. She spies a remarkable dress in Shoestring, her sisters designer second-hand shop, and knows shell only be able to stagger through the wedding day, showing everyone how over Ed she is, if her body is wrapped in its soft silk chiffon. Unfortunately it costs mega bucks and shes barely hanging on to her job as it is. Arietty Pilgrim cant and wont attend her fiercely competitive school reunion unless she can arrive wearing exactly the same dress. But working as an elephant keeper in Dublin Zoo does not a millionaire make. But fate has a funny way of bringing people together. Just as Julia starts to flounder amidst family troubles, problem drinking and a broken heart, she meets Arietty and the two of them set up The Shoestring Club time-sharing one extraordinary dress and beginning a life-altering friendship.