Pretending

"Martina is in love with Cuan. Though he is a dreamy twentysomething and she is a worldly thirtysomething, he feels like her soulmate. But Martina reckons that desire is like a trick of the light and she's used to out-smarting tricks." "Eleanor used to be in love with Cuan and is on the verge of falling in love with someone else. But in spite of being sensible beyond her years, she still can't stop obsessing about Cuan. After all, he was her first love and is the father of her daughter, Ciara." "As for Cuan, he remains an eternal adolescent who mesmerizes everyone and can't fall in love with anyone. However, that all changes when a seven-year-old Ciara comes back into his life and he realizes it's time to grow up. And that includes facing up to who he really is and where love fits into his life." "Against a backdrop of contemporary Dublin, Martina, Eleanor and Cuan try to figure out the meaning of family - how to live in families and how to grow up despite them - and they stagger towards maturity and alternative new families of their own."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2006

Language

English

Publisher

Penguin Ireland

Editions

1

Pages

391

ISBN

9781844880614

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