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 Maggie Ryan can't help it! She constantly finds herself organising and meddling in the lives of others, trying to match things and people together, from her neighbours in Dublin's Pleasant Square to her own family. With three bright, beautiful daughters who are still single Maggie decides that a little romantic matching is needed. However matchmaking is not as easy as it seems and Maggie's quest to find the perfect partner for each of her reluctant daughters is proving difficult. Her architect daughter Grace has had enough of heartbreak and given up on men deciding instead to concentrate on her career. Poetry obsessed Anna believes that no man can ever live up to her hero W.B. Yeats. While single-parent Sarah devotes so much time to her little girl Evie that romance constantly passes her by. Determined to get 'rings on those fingers' Maggie Ryan believes that the arrival of bachelor Mark McGuinness, who has just purchased a house on 'The Square', is an opportunity far too good to be missed!©2008 Marita Conlon-McKenna (P)2009 Magna Story Sound Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Heartfelt

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'Marita Conlon-McKenna long ago earned her place in the ranks of accomplished writers ... she spins a lively tale of contemporary love and marriage.' (The Irish Times)
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The quality of the writing in this audiobook is good. By far the best of it is found in the faultless narration by Caroline Lennon (I’ll try almost anything narrated by her) with the wonderful Irish lilt. Sadly, the story is weak. The characters have little depth and, inoffensive as they are, it’s hard to care what happens to any of them, which is good because nothing much does! I have persevered because I love listening to Caroline Lennon, but with just over one hour to go, I am giving-up and returning it!

Pleasant, but lacked depth.

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