In its first full week of sale Sheila O’Flanagan’s latest paperback THE WOMEN WHO RAN AWAY (Headline, UK and Audio) has made it to Number Five in the Irish Times Bestseller list this weekend, and Number Seven in the Sunday Times paperback charts in the UK. Last year, the hardback of THE WOMEN WHO RAN AWAY topped the Irish Times Bestseller list, jumping straight to Number One, also in its first week of sale.
THE WOMEN WHO RAN AWAY follows two women on a life-changing European trip. Deira isn't the kind of woman to steal a car. Or drive to France alone with no plan. But then, Deira didn't expect to be single. Or to suddenly realise that the only way she can get the one thing she wants most is to start breaking every rule she lives by.
Grace has been sent on a journey by her late husband, Ken. She doesn't really want to be on it but she's following his instructions, as always. She can only hope that the trip will help her to forgive him. And then – finally – she'll be able to let him go.
Brought together by unexpected circumstances, Grace and Deira find that it's easier to share secrets with a stranger, especially in the shimmering sunny countryside of Spain and France. But they soon find that there's no escaping the truth, whether you're running away from it or racing towards it.
Sheila O’Flanagan’s brand new novel, THREE WEDDINGS AND A PROPOSAL, will be published by Headline in May 2021.
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Sheila O’Flanagan is an international bestselling novelist, with more than 9 million copies sold. Numerous novels have been immediate and long-lasting No 1s in Ireland and, UK Top 10 Sunday Times Bestsellers, and she is published in more than 20 languages around the world. Her books have been Number 1 bestsellers in Sweden. She is the recipient of the prestigious Irish Tatler Literary Woman of the Year Award.
Praise for THE WOMEN WHO RAN AWAY
‘Life-affirming goodness from O’Flanagan.’ — Irish Examiner
‘If you’re looking for complete escapism, this riveting book with captivating characters and an evocative storyline is perfect.’ — August Books 2020, Candis
‘Love Sheila's writing.’ — Rosin Meany, Irish Independent
‘Sheila was a star at our Rooftop Book Club event, fans will love her fabulous new book.’ — Nina Pottell, Prima
Praise for Sheila O’Flanagan
‘'O'Flanagan doesn't skirt the pain of heartache but embraces it along with the humour (and imperfect judgment) that give her characters their aching credibility... Despite some dark themes, the book's overall tone is light and hopeful.' - Irish Independent on HER HUSBAND’S MISTAKE
‘O'Flanagan is one of our best-known, best-loved and most prolific women's fiction authors’ – Irish Independent
‘One of my favourite authors’ – Marian Keyes
‘O'Flanagan's writing is crisp and concise and her plotting deft’ – Belfast Telegraph
'One of our best storytellers' – Irish Mail on Sunday
