Sophie and Riba have known each other since childhood. When Riba's daughter falls gravely ill, Riba frustrated by the limitations of conventional medicine, pins all her hopes on alternative methods. United in their distress that Zelda may not get the help she needs, Sophie and Riba's husband find themselves drawn to each other.
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The new novel by one of Ireland's favourite authors and Orange shortlisted, the story of the friendship of Sophie and Riba, two very different women, which is tested to the limits when Riba's daughter falls desperately ill.
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Deirdre Purcell was born and brought up in Dublin. She has had an eclectic set of careers, including acting, and journalism for all media - for which she won Ireland's top awards.
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A Dublin Drama,
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very tangible characters, realistic story, sense of place (Dublin)- good read
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good read, realistic yarn about relationships in evolution. I was somewhat disappointed by the ending
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