
City Girls Forever : 'Warm, comforting and relevant' MARIAN KEYES - Patricia Scanlan
Patricia Scanlan
- Pages · 528 pages
- Publication Date · 12/02/2026
- Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CITY GIRL SERIES `Warm, relatable and funny' Marian Keyes
'One of Scanlan's great strengths is her gift for writing fully rounded characters, and this is Scanlan at her very best'�Irish Independent The City Girls are back!�And as City Girl, Devlin Delaney's iconic gym and spa, prepares to mark a big anniversary, Devlin and her best friends Caroline and Maggie are looking forward to a�fabulous�party where they can all put their problems behind them and celebrate.�Devlin's�past has returned to haunt her, with a shocking revelation. But she's strong and her beloved�Luke�has her back.��Caroline�is facing up to issues she's long suppressed, with the help of a man who's becoming more than a friend. Will happiness finally be hers?�Maggie's�family is driving her mad. Her ex,�Terry,�and their daughter don't get on, and she's made an alarming discovery about her elderly mother's financial affairs. She wants to run far, away.�Sparks are going to fly, and some people are going to get a�lot�more than they bargained for! �� Once a�City Girl, a�City Girl Forever. Nothing will stop their celebration . . . or will it?� `I LOVE this. I think it's Patricia Scanlan's strongest book ever!' Cathy Kelly� `I BAWLED, roared laughing and was on the edge of my seat. It's a masterclass in storytelling!! Patricia Scanlan is at the absolutely top of her game' Ciara Geraghty� `It felt like I'd just bumped into such great old friends. ones I haven't seen since school and have missed SO much, and am desperately wanting to know everything that's happened to them. I was in book heaven' Caroline Grace-Cassidy
'Full of messy, complex family drama, laced with wisdom, laughter and poignancy. What a joy!' Carmel Harrington �
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