Generally, I'm a big fan of Sheila O'Flanagan's (with the exception of a few that didn't really grab me). This falls into the former category and is thoroughly recommended by me. ***The Plot*** Romy is an archaeologist who has been living in Australia with her best friend, Keith, who is also an archaeologist. When her mother (who is referred to by Romy mostly as Veronica, rather than Mum or mother) needs to go into hospital back in Ireland, Romy reluctantly agrees to return home to help her convalesce. Romy's family life has been fraught with tension for many years and she is not looking forward to returning. An accidental kiss with Keith at the airport ...  Read the complete review

I have just finished reading the latest offering from popular irish novelist Sheila O'flanagan. This was not the first time that i had read one of her books and i have read practically all of her previous ones. Someone special is essentially about an irish family, most of her books centre round the family and the different dynamics in them. The main characters in this book are Romy the youngest child of 3 whose father was her mothers second husband and now divorced, her older sister and older brother both of whom were from her mother first marriage which ended when her husband died. Romy is an archeoligist living in austraila ...  Read the complete review