In My Sister's Shoes - Sinead Moriarty

Sinead Moriarty- In my Sisters Shoes The Author I had never heard of Sinead Moriarty until I bought this book, which I only bought because I thought it sounded good in the blurb. But since looking Moriarty up for a little insight into her, she is actually quite a big writer. Sinead Moriarty is Irish, she was born in Dublin, ever since she was a child she wanted to be a writer since watching her mother, a children's book author, writing her stories, and then getting them published, it became Sinead's dream to write a novel. Moriarty moved to Paris and then London after studying at University, but it wasn't until she was 30 ...  Read the complete review

I recently read The Baby Trail by Sinead Moriarty and absolutely loved it so it was not surprising that I could not wait to get my hands on another of her books. The one I chose was In My Sister's Shoes which, in my opinion was even better. It was the sort of book that once I had started reading it; I could hardly put it down. In fact I read it in the space of two days which, considering I have two young daughters is some going! The story follows two sisters - Kate and Fiona. Kate is just embarking on a potentially successful TV presenting career and has left the family home in Dublin to seek her fortune in London. Fiona is married to Mark and they have five ...  Read the complete review

I first became a fan of Sinead Moriarty's books when I read her first trilogy following a character who was trying to start a family with her husband. The writing was superb, the story was funny and easy to read so when I found out she had a new book out, I knew I would want to read it, so I popped down to the library and took it out. In My Sister's Shoes tells the story of Kate O'Brien, a young Irish woman who has just got a job working in television in London after many years of trying. However, family problems drag her back to Ireland after she finally gains her success. Kate has to look after her sister Fiona, her twin sons and her husband after years of ...  Read the complete review