Patricia Scanlan Popular Books

Patricia Scanlan Biography & Facts

Patricia Scanlan (born 1956) is an Irish novelist of over 20 books. Biography Scanlan was born in Dublin where she still lives, she was a Dublin City librarian for 17 years. While she was working, Scanlan was also writing her first novel because she was short of money. That book was published in 1992. Since then she has published 19 novels, short stories, poems and edited anthologies. She is based in Clontarf. Scanlan is the creator of the Open Door Series for adult literacy and teaches creative writing to secondary school age girls. Bibliography City Girl (1992) City Lives (1999) City Woman (1993) Second Chance (2000) Secrets (2006) Forgive and Forget (2008) Happy Ever After (2009) Love and Marriage (2011) Apartment 3B (1991) Finishing Touches (1992) Foreign Affairs (1994) Promises, Promises (1996) Mirror Mirror (1997) Two for Joy (2001) Francesca's Party (2001) Double Wedding (2004) Divided Loyalties (2006) Coming Home (2009) With All My Love (2013) Coming Home... for Christmas (2014) A Time For Friends (2015) Collections Selected Poems (poems) (1993) Foreign Affairs / City Woman (1997) Reeling in slow motion (poems) (2002) Winter Blessings (2005) A Gift For You (2015) Novellas Ripples (1999) Fair-weather Friend (2004) References . Discover the Patricia Scanlan popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Patricia Scanlan books.

Best Seller Patricia Scanlan Books of 2024

  • Consequences synopsis, comments

    Consequences

    Muriel Bolger

    Will what happens on holiday ... stay on holiday? And can they learn to live with the consequences?Every year, a closeknit group of friends spend two sunfilled weeks in a Spanish v...

  • Mirror, Mirror synopsis, comments

    Mirror, Mirror

    Patricia Scanlan

    THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan explores the true strength of love in this addictive and charming tale. When Chris Wallace l...

  • City Lives synopsis, comments

    City Lives

    Patricia Scanlan

    Devlin, Caroline, and Maggie’s friendship is tested like never before in this engrossing followup to internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan’s City Woman.A friendship t...

  • One Secret Summer synopsis, comments

    One Secret Summer

    Lesley Lokko

    'Very exciting from start to finish. It's wellwritten, engaging and fastpaced, with a plot you'll be gripped by. ... I couldn't put it down' DAILY MAILIn the perfect family, there'...

  • City Woman synopsis, comments

    City Woman

    Patricia Scanlan

    Devlin, Caroline, and Maggie’s friendship is tested like never before in this engrossing followup to internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan’s City Girl.Friends through...

  • Double Wedding synopsis, comments

    Double Wedding

    Patricia Scanlan

    From international bestselling author Patricia Scanlan comes a charming tale of best friends, family, and weddings.Jessica and Carol, two childhood friends, are both engaged to be ...

  • Love and Marriage synopsis, comments

    Love and Marriage

    Patricia Scanlan

    When love flies out the window, married life can be hell in this heartfelt love story that “captures the demands, rewards, and frustrations of matrimony” (Irish Sunday Independent)...

  • Stolen Beginnings synopsis, comments

    Stolen Beginnings

    Susan Lewis

    Marian Deacon has always been overshadowed by her cousin Madeleine, a glamorous, selfish model who will stop at nothing to reach the top. But their ordinary lives suddenly change w...

  • Coming Home . . . for Christmas synopsis, comments

    Coming Home . . . for Christmas

    Patricia Scanlan

    In the tradition of Maeve Binchy, internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan delivers a heartwarming holiday tale about the bonds of sisterhood and the importance of famil...

  • Dear Cathy ... Love, Mary synopsis, comments

    Dear Cathy ... Love, Mary

    Catherine Conlon & Mary Phelan

    'Poignant, funny and highly readable. Would make a wonderful present.' Sue Leonard, Examiner'A real snapshot in time ... a celebration of female friendship ... fantastic such a g...

  • Forgotten synopsis, comments

    Forgotten

    Susan Lewis

    When Lisa Martin and David Kirby were forced to part, they never dreamed they might one day have a second chance. Many years later, they meet again and it is clear that, despite ev...

  • Under the Mistletoe synopsis, comments

    Under the Mistletoe

    Katie Flynn

    Curl up with this festive, uplifting and heartwarming romantic saga . . . 'A real page turner, the novel is packed full of romance, drama and a desire to find her family' Under the...

  • The Stone House synopsis, comments

    The Stone House

    Marita Conlon-McKenna

    Everything changes for Kate, Moya and Romy when they receive word that Maeve Dillon, their mother, is critically ill. It is time to return from Dublin, London and New York to Rossm...

  • Short Stories in French synopsis, comments

    Short Stories in French

    Richard Coward

    This is an all new version of the popular PARALLEL TEXT series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original French and in English translation. Including stories...

  • The Haunting synopsis, comments

    The Haunting

    Alan Titchmarsh

    'A perfect love story' Katie FfordeHow can the mysterious disappearance of Anne Flint and the drowning of a young girl in a chalk stream in 1816 possibly affect the life of schoo...

  • The Xmas Factor synopsis, comments

    The Xmas Factor

    Annie Sanders

    Thank goodness Christmas comes just once a year...! 'A heartwarming and sparkly comedy ideal for the time of year' WOMAN'S OWN'A funny festive read' HEAT'A book you'll enjoy long ...

  • Calling Major Tom synopsis, comments

    Calling Major Tom

    David M Barnett

    'I loved everything about it.' Goodreads 'This book made me laugh, cry, giggle and gasp.' Goodreads'One of my favourite books of the year. Charming and very sweet.' Goodreads He...

  • The Cotton Spinner synopsis, comments

    The Cotton Spinner

    Libby Ashworth

    The rise of the mills is about to change everything . . .If you love Catherine Cookson and Val Wood, you will love this brand new series set in the mill town of Blackburn, Lancashi...

  • Five Steps to Happy synopsis, comments

    Five Steps to Happy

    Ella Dove

    AS SEEN ON ITV'S LORRAINE'An uplit treasure' Red magazineWhen struggling actress Heidi has a lifechanging accident aged 32, her world falls apart. Stuck in hospital and unable to w...

  • Things We Never Say synopsis, comments

    Things We Never Say

    Sheila O'Flanagan

    Sheila O'Flanagan's unputdownable bestseller THINGS WE NEVER SAY is a mustread for fans of Marian Keyes and Veronica Henry. Abbey Anderson is stunned when she comes home to find he...

  • The Secret Chamber synopsis, comments

    The Secret Chamber

    Patrick Woodhead

    People have been disappearing in what the explorer Stanley called the black heart of Africa the impenetrable forests of northern Congo. But when a brilliant young English doctor v...

  • The Liberation of Brigid Dunne synopsis, comments

    The Liberation of Brigid Dunne

    Patricia Scanlan

    From the internationally bestselling “queen of contemporary Irish popular fiction” (The Sunday Times, London), a heartwarming novel following three generations of women as they eac...

  • Family Business synopsis, comments

    Family Business

    Muriel Bolger

    Can a holiday change your life? A sparkling new novel about family, friendship and future plans from bestselling author Muriel Bolger.Young, clever and accomplished, Anne is fully ...

  • Raising The Roof synopsis, comments

    Raising The Roof

    Jane Wenham-Jones

    Cari is devastated when her husband Martin leaves her for another woman. Her friend, wideboy Nigel, persuades her to get a bank loan and buy a house to do up for rental, but it soo...

  • Better Together synopsis, comments

    Better Together

    Sheila O'Flanagan

    Sheridan Gray has discovered a secret. Sharing it would get her career back on track. But it would also hurt those she loves...An unputdownable novel from bestselling author of WHA...

  • The Hat Shop On The Corner synopsis, comments

    The Hat Shop On The Corner

    Marita Conlon-McKenna

    Hats! Hats! Hats!Upbrims, sidesweeps, silks, ribbons and trims all become part of Ellie's life when she inherits the little hat shop on Dublin's South Anne Street.But the city is c...

  • The Mill House synopsis, comments

    The Mill House

    Susan Lewis

    How far would you go to hide the truth?Julia Thayne is a valued and loving wife, a successful mother and a beautiful woman. She is everything most other women strive to be. But ben...

  • Apartment 3B synopsis, comments

    Apartment 3B

    Patricia Scanlan

    In the tradition of Maeve Binchy, internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan takes readers on a dazzling ride where Dublin’s elite will stop at nothing to be the sole owne...

  • Christmas With You synopsis, comments

    Christmas With You

    Sheila O'Flanagan

    Curl up with the perfect Christmas read, from a No 1. bestselling author. Sheila O'Flanagan's Christmas With You originally published as A Season to Remember is ideal festive rea...

  • Mirror, Mirror synopsis, comments

    Mirror, Mirror

    Patricia Scanlan

    Internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan explores the true strength of love when faced with deceit in this addicting and charming tale.When Chris Wallace looks in the mi...

  • A Lancashire Lass synopsis, comments

    A Lancashire Lass

    Libby Ashworth

    THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE INSPIRATIONAL MILL TOWN LASSES SERIES. Perfect for fans of Val Wood and Catherine Cookson.Lancashire, 1832Maids Hannah and Mary find themselves with no jobs...

  • A Time for Friends synopsis, comments

    A Time for Friends

    Patricia Scanlan

    From the #1 internationally bestselling author comes her next heartwarming and comforting Irishset novel about the complexities of lifelong friendship, perfect for fans of Maeve Bi...

  • A Private Affair synopsis, comments

    A Private Affair

    Lesley Lokko

    No matter who you are, love comes at a price...'Perfect for a lengthy spot of tanning ... immerse yourself in the lives of four women looking for love' GRAZIA'Bestselling author Le...

  • Foreign Affairs synopsis, comments

    Foreign Affairs

    Patricia Scanlan

    When four friends take a trip to Greece, they’ll learn how strong their friendship truly is in this heartwarming novel from internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan.When...

  • Finishing Touches synopsis, comments

    Finishing Touches

    Patricia Scanlan

    In this charming offering from internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan, the ties of family are tested when siblings reunite to celebrate their sister’s new interior des...

  • Out Of The Shadows synopsis, comments

    Out Of The Shadows

    Mary Jane Staples

    Times move on for the Adams family in south London, and as business prospers, there are new worries to deal with. A young woman arrives who is intent on ruining Sammy Adams' winter...

  • City Lives synopsis, comments

    City Lives

    Patricia Scanlan

    THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Devlin, Caroline and Maggie. Women in their prime. They have it all. Careers. Success. Marriage. They are the envy of their peers. But at what p...

  • The Little Pieces of You and Me synopsis, comments

    The Little Pieces of You and Me

    Vanessa Greene

    'You'll laugh as much as you cry at this poignant tale of female friendship, love and loss' Marie ClaireA story of friendship, heartbreak and the day that changed two lives forever...

  • City Girl synopsis, comments

    City Girl

    Patricia Scanlan

    In the tradition of Maeve Binchy, internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan delivers a charming and witty story about the strength and power of friendship.Whatever life h...

  • Escape to Italy Collection synopsis, comments

    Escape to Italy Collection

    Nicky Pellegrino

    The Italian Wedding Two feuding families, two love stories and a lot of delicious Italian food. Pieta Martinelli's sister is getting married. Since she is a bridal designer it f...

  • Anyone but Him synopsis, comments

    Anyone but Him

    Sheila O'Flanagan

    Two sisters can't quite believe what their mother has done. And now they have to decide what to do about it. As if their own personal lives aren't complicated enough . . . Andie an...

  • The Spanish Letter synopsis, comments

    The Spanish Letter

    Kate McCabe

    'A whiff of mystery, a dazzling contemporary romance and a poignant love affair... [this] could well be McCabe's best work yet' Irish IndependentShe thought she knew the men in her...

  • Three Women synopsis, comments

    Three Women

    Marita Conlon-McKenna

    Kate Cassidy is about to celebrate twenty five years of marriage to Paddy. But the secret she has kept all this time is about to be discovered.Erin Harris has always known that she...

  • A French Affair synopsis, comments

    A French Affair

    Susan Lewis

    Some secrets are too devastating to be told...When Natalie Moore is killed in a freak accident in France her mother the very poised and elegant Jessica knows instinctively there ...

  • Never Close Your Eyes synopsis, comments

    Never Close Your Eyes

    Emma Burstall

    Evie, Nic and Becca are wannabe writers. The three friends are members of a creative writing group and they decide to enter a national competition. But while they ponder their plot...

  • Apartment 3B synopsis, comments

    Apartment 3B

    Patricia Scanlan

    THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Luxurious, expensive Apartment 3B is for sale. Many want it, only one can buy it. Its owner, Liz Lacey, successful artist and darling of the jet...

  • Promises, Promises synopsis, comments

    Promises, Promises

    Patricia Scanlan

    The Munroe women must overcome love and heartbreak in this warming novel by internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan.One small village has become a hotbed of intrigue!Th...

  • City Girl synopsis, comments

    City Girl

    Patricia Scanlan

    THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Whatever life holds, friends come first... Devlin: Blonde, beautiful, rich and spoilt. The world is hers for the taking until she encounters the ...