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I generally like the chick-lit genre, but in my old age am getting fed up with the stories about girls straight out of college who don't know their own minds and act like useless ninnies. Then I heard about Cathy Kelly and what several people described as "chick-lit for those of us in our 30s." In this case, that translates to, "chick-lit for people who are obsessed with babies b/c that's all that matters to a woman in her 30s."

Strangely, the only story in this book about the intersecting lives of several Irish women that I wanted to actually read was about a young woman straight out of college. Sadly, the author viewed this storyline almost as an afterthought and as the book wrapped up, she nearly abandoned the story ... only to add in a couple of pages at the end to tie things all together.

Overall, I'd say this book was probably conceived well but poorly executed on and edited even worse. I'll give Kelly another chance because I'd read another of her books years ago and liked it, but this one was a stinker.]]>