Young and aspiring TV presenter Olivia is totally focused on grooming her fledgling career and image, part of which is her perma-tanned, bodybuilding boyfriend, Robert. One morning she discovers he's gone AWOL around the same nanosecond as her several million euro trust fund, which, funnily enough, was about the same time as her doting 'wealth management' father, Charlie Fitzgibbon disappeared. Her mother, Shelley, appears to have lost a husband, not to mention face. It's all gone: the the villa in Cap Ferrat, the art collection, the jewels, the botox. Thank goodness she still has her other super rich friends to turn to, and, of course, she still has the family home ...or does she? Only one woman in Charlie's life is unsurprised: Vera Fitzgibbon, Charlie's formidable 79 year old widowed mother. But this time, Charlie has surpassed himself. He hasn't just blown a fortune, he's fleeced his nearest and dearest and almost brought down a bank in the process. Vera opens her doors to her alienated daughter-in-law and grand-children and they discover that they might, after all, have more in common than they thought. And unlikely though it may seem, Charlie begins to learn that even from six thousand miles away -- blood will always prove thicker than water ...
Fiona O'Brien is a best selling author of women's fiction.
After a convent education and a spell at university she began her career as an advertising copywriter working in London and Dublin where she was responsible for many award winning commercials. When she grew tired of being confined to one page A4 and three lines of copy she left advertising to begin work on her first novel.
Fiona lives in her hometown of Dublin, Ireland, and is a hopeless animal lover. She enjoys reading, walking on the beach with her dog, people watching and visiting clairvoyants.
Her books have been welcomed by some terrific reviews, and she has been described by The Bookseller (UK) as one of Ireland's real stars.
Fiona writes intuitively about modern women of all ages, their lives and loves, and in particular, family dynamics.
Her writing has been described as warm, witty, insightful and wise.
She is currently working on her sixth novel - and she really, really hopes you enjoy her books.
To learn more about Fiona and her writing, visit her website at www.fionaobrien.com
