At Home With The Templetons (64 page)

‘Tender and well-observed … there is also plenty of McInerney’s trademark wit, but have the hankies ready for this, probably her best novel yet’ Irish Independent

Spin the Bottle

Lainey Byrne is a woman in control, juggling a hectic job, her boyfriend Adam and a family with more than its fair share of dramas.

Things go into a spin when she is wrenched from her life in Melbourne to run a B&B in Ireland for a year. Bed-and-breakfast quickly tumbles into bed-and-bedlam, especially when a reunion with childhood friend Rohan Hartigan sparks an unexpected dilemma.

Meanwhile, back in Australia, her father’s taken to his bed, her mother’s up the walls, her three brothers are running amok - and as for Adam …

It’s going to take more than a game of spin the bottle to sort this one out!

‘A cosy, light-hearted romp, highly recommended’ Australian Women’s Weekly

Upside Down, Inside Out

Set in Ireland, England and Australia, this is the funny and heartwarming story of two people whose lives are about to turn upside down and inside out.

Eva is off to Australia on a break from her job in a Dublin delicatessen, hoping to forget a fizzled romance and find inspiration for a new career. Joseph is taking a holiday from his stressful London job. Each is on a search for some answers about life. Then something quite unexpected happens. They meet each other.

Upside Down Inside Out is a novel about love, adventure, honesty and discovering that the person you’ve always wanted to be might just be the person you already are. ‘An effervescent blend of romance, humour, travel and adventure’ Marie Claire

A Taste for It

Laura Carmody’s off on the trip of a lifetime. A talented chef, she’s traveling around Ireland for a month to promote Australian food and wine.

She’s expecting a straightforward business trip. But what she gets is a whirlwind of mishaps, misunderstandings, rivals and revelations - and Dominic Hanrahan, who’s giving her plenty of food for thought.

Set in Ireland and Australia, A Taste for It is a warm, funny novel about following your heart and pursuing your dreams. ‘Effervescent … overflows with good humour and laughter’ Sydney Morning Herald

All Together Now

A group of friends on an unconventional diet learn some important life lessons, a fashion-challenged grandmother weaves some magic in a dusty charity shop, a grieving young mother takes a healing journey, and a shy woman from a family of high-achievers learns to follow her dreams.

From one Australia’s most loved authors comes All Together Now, a collection of Monica McInerney’s short fiction gathered between two covers for the first time. Including her popular novella, Odd One Out, this is a book to inspire and delight fans of all ages.

Family relationships, sibling rivalry, love lost and love found - these stories touch on the popular themes of Monica McInerney’s hugely successful novels, and are brimming with her trademark colour, warmth and humour. ‘Mcinerney’s prose is saturated with warmth and humour … a delightful read’ Ulster Tatler

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