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Dara Flood always said that the most interesting thing about her life happened before she was born. Thirteen days before she came into the world, her father walked up the road to buy a packet of cigarettes and never came back. Now Dara lives an uncomplicated life. She goes to Melvin's for pizza on a Wednesday night with her friends. She has salsa class with her sister Angel on a Friday. And Saturday nights are usually reserved for her boyfriend. People might say that Dara's life is predictable. But it's safe, which is exactly the way she likes it. As for Mr Flood? Maybe Dara thinks about him from time to time. But not very often. She doesn't see the point. Then Angel gets sick and suddenly everything changes. Now Dara urgently needs to find her father so she hires the scruffily handsome, failed-policeman-turned-private-investigator Stanley Flinter to help her. As Dara and Stanley set out in search of Mr Flood, Dara's carefully ordered life begins to fall apart. But as she learns some truths about Mr Flood, and herself, she discovers that to let life in, sometimes you just have to let go...

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Praise for Ciara Geraghty -- : 'So funny and so much fun, it's impossible to believe it's Geraghty's first ... Warm , moving and hilarious.' -- Evening Herald, Ireland 20080830 'Perfect pace and plenty of banter help Geraghty's debut hit the right balance between hilariously funny and poignant ... accessible and charming.' -- Image, Ireland 20080801 'Move over Marian, it's Ciara ... impressive and highly entertaining [with] one of the most authentic female characters I've read in women's fiction for a long time ... lots of biting humour and a darker side beneath the laughs.' -- Irish Independent Review 20080809 'This laugh out loud page-turner is full of characters you long to know ... This delicious debut cannot fail to enchant the young, and the young at heart.' -- Irish Examiner 20080809 'A touching story of a flawed but loveable heroine' -- U magazine 20080809 Witty, sharp and intelligent ... a great way to switch off at the end of the day -- RTE Guide 20100310 Quirky characters, heart-rending turnarounds and an ending that's far from traditional -- Evening Herald 20100302

Praise for Ciara Geraghty -- : 'So funny and so much fun, it's impossible to believe it's Geraghty's first ... Warm , moving and hilarious.' -- Evening Herald, Ireland 20080830 'Perfect pace and plenty of banter help Geraghty's debut hit the right balance between hilariously funny and poignant ... accessible and charming.' -- Image, Ireland 20080801 'Move over Marian, it's Ciara ... impressive and highly entertaining [with] one of the most authentic female characters I've read in women's fiction for a long time ... lots of biting humour and a darker side beneath the laughs.' -- Irish Independent Review 20080809 'This laugh out loud page-turner is full of characters you long to know ... This delicious debut cannot fail to enchant the young, and the young at heart.' -- Irish Examiner 20080809 'A touching story of a flawed but loveable heroine' -- U magazine 20080809 Witty, sharp and intelligent ... a great way to switch off at the end of the day -- RTE Guide 20100310 Quirky characters, heart-rending turnarounds and an ending that's far from traditional -- Evening Herald 20100302

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Ciara Geraghty lives in north county Dublin with her husband and three children.

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