The Island Retreat - Cathy Kelly
Cathy Kelly
- Pages · 448 pages
- Publication Date · 26/02/2026
- Genre · Fiction: special features
The number one Irish Times bestseller! Rose Talisman is pinning it all on a fresh start. Five years after her career as a therapist ended in one catastrophic instant, she is opening a retreat in Corfu. The understated, luxurious Villa Artemis is surrounded by wild pines and sea views. Just six guests. One week. Time for Rose to help them face their secrets - and move forwards. But Rose has staked everything on the retreat. It has to work - or she loses it all. And people's secrets have a way of revealing themselves in ways no one expected. Nobody's past is staying hidden for long. Will that include Rose's, too? 'A triumph [.] vivid and wise and uplifting' Marian Keyes
'This latest from [Cathy] is a cracker' Mail on Sunday '[A] wise and calming novel [.] And the Corfu setting is so beautifully evoked' Daily Mail
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