Francesca's Party - Softcover

Scanlan, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593046447 ISBN 13: 9780593046449

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2001

Synopsis

After years of being the perfect wife and mother, Francesca Kirwan's life is changed irrevocably one dismal autumn morning when her husband Mark forgets his mobile phone. In the space of ten minutes her comfortable, safe, uneventful existence is completed shattered. With her life turned upside down and an extremely uncertain future ahead of her, she has two choices...sink or swim!Francesca decides to get a life, but first she must deal with razor-sharp international banker Nikki Langan. Super-babe is ten years younger and two stone lighter than Francesca. Sculpted, toned and dressed to kill, Nikki wants it all and she doesn't intend to let anyone, least of all Francesca, stand in her way. But youth and beauty aren't everything, and Francesca proves to be a far tougher adversary than the glamorous career girl had anticipated.After a shaky start, Francesca's life takes a decidedly upward turn. New job, new friends, new lifestyle, and dishy journalist Ralph Casson showing more than a professional interest in her, much to Mark's immense displeasure.Francesca decides to throw a party, and that's when the fun really starts! Revenge is a dish best served cold...especially if you've been on a diet.

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From the Inside Flap

Revenge is best served cold. Especially if you've been on a diet.

After years of being the perfect wife and mother, Francesca Kirwan finds her life changed irrevocably one dismal autumn afternoon when her husband, Mark, forgets his cell phone. In the space of ten minutes her comfortable, safe, uneventful existence is completely shattered. With her life turned upside down and an extremely uncertain future ahead of her, she has two choices...sink or swim!

Francesca decides to get a life, but first she must deal with razor-sharp international banker Nikki Langan. This particular superbabe is ten years younger and thirty pounds lighter than Francesca. Sculpted, toned, and dressed to kill, Nikki wants it all, and she doesn't intend to let anyone, least of all Francesca, stand in her way. But youth and beauty aren't everything, and Francesca proves to be a far tougher adversary than the glamorous career girl had anticipated.

After a shaky start, Francesca's life takes a decidedly upward turn. New job, new friends, new lifestyle--and when sexy journalist Ralph Casson shows more than a professional itnerest in her, Mark is not at all pleased Then Francesca decides to throw a party, and that's when the fun really starts.

The fun for the reader starts on the very first page of this witty and ultimately triumphant tale. Patricia Scanlan's many fans are in for a treat.

From the Back Cover

International Praise for Patricia Scanlan's Novels

"Maeve Binchy is going to have a serious challenged as the Queen of Irish fiction."
- Dublin Evening Press

"Humor, glitz, romance, and plenty of spice."
- Publishers Weekly

"[Francesca's Party is] an entertaining saga of faithless husbands and errant lovers."
- Marie Claire

"Scanlan's writing is perfectly pitched...her fans will love [Francesca's Party]."
- The Irish Times (UK)

"[Francesca's Party] is an uplifting and reassuring read."
- Family Circle (UK)

"An Irish writer with great warmth and definitely worth recommending to Binchy fans"
- The Bookseller (UK)

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593046447
• ISBN 13: 9780593046449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460