Irish women write great novels! In this book Delphie is a thirty-something woman happy in her exacting, satisfying job as executive assistant to the head of a large investment corporation and the proud owner of a small but beautiful house. She enjoys living alone and has close friends and a loving family. She is often exasperated by but copes well with her family’s well-meaning insistence that she would be happier with a husband and children.
An unexpected, shocking event causes Delphie’s self-confidence to take a battering; she had always imagined herself becoming a ‘formidable woman’ and suddenly she sees her carefully planned life starting to collapse around her. There is some very disappointing behaviour, to say the least, from her male colleagues who fail to show her the respect she has always believed was her due and she has to try hard to be strong and rise above the obstacles which have appeared in her path.
On the personal front an old flame comes back into Delphie’s life and now that she has time to think about her future she wonders if it is time to make some changes. There are a couple of weddings held in spectacular locations; the action shifts back and forth from Dublin to a beautifully described beach town in Mallorca; designer label clothes and shoes are bought, the names of which I Googled so I could picture them; and the book is a treat to read.
This is a thoughtful story about a woman who knows what she wants and deserves and it is written in Sheila O’Flanagan’s easy to read and always enjoyable style.
Published by Headline Review, Headline Publishing Group.
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