Since November 2009Book News: Anna McPartlin
January 22nd, 2010 by LeahIrish author Anna McPartlin has four books to her name, but most have had their titles changed for publication in the UK/USA from the originals that were released in Ireland. In a bid to stop the confusion, we present to you all four of Anna’s books as well as their other titles.
So What If I’m Broken? (Published in the US under the title of Alexandra, Gone (out in April), not yet published in the UK)
Tom is distraught. His wife is missing, his world has fallen apart and his only focus is on finding her. For seventeen years, Jane has cared for her son Kurt, her eccentric sister Elle, and her cantankerous mother Rose. The only person she doesn’t care for is herself. Elle is an artist and recognised as a genius. As such her somewhat erratic behaviour is indulged. Although her life appears perfect Elle’s sadness is sometimes profound. Leslie has lost her entire family to cancer. She has spent twenty years waiting to die but following radical surgery she’s determined to live again. Four months after Alexandra’s disappearance Tom steps into a lift with Jane, Elle and Leslie at a Jack Lukeman concert. One hour later the four strangers emerge with their lives forever intertwined.
The Truth Will Out (Published in the US under the title of As Sure As The Sun, not yet published in the UK)
Ever get the feeling you don’t really belong in your family, that you’re completely different to your relatives? That’s how 30-year-old interior decorator Harri Ryan has felt since she was a child despite being close to George, her twin brother, and loving parents Gloria and Duncan. It’s the second time Harri has tried to marry her fiancé James, and the second time she’s had a panic attack, ended up in hospital in her wedding dress and the celebrations have to be called off. Harri has lost the love of her
life, but there’s more to it than wedding nerves and this time she wants the truth. George suspects there’s something their parents aren’t telling them. But in one week all will be revealed and their lives will change forever. And Harri’s not the only one suffering a crisis George and his partner Aidan are struggling, her friend Susan thinks her marriage is dead and friend Melissa wants to kill her hubby. Something’s got to give, but can they all come through this difficult time and find happiness? No matter what you do, the truth will out.
Apart From The Crowd (Published in the US under the same title; Published in the UK under No Way To Say Goodbye)
Mary was born to be unlucky but she s a fighter and despite a painful past, part of her is still hopeful for a happy ending. She just needs someone to remind her. Sam is a waster and a disappointment. He once had it all, but that didn t stop the thing that haunts him from destroying everything. He just wants a fresh start. Pennys the life and soul of every party. She s also a drunk and some would say a home 
wrecker. No one knows how lonely she really is. Ivan s a gentleman. He shouldn t care about the woman who left him, taking his kids, but he does because deep down, he knows that something is not right. Adam loves his kids and for them he s given up the woman and town he loves, but Adam doesn t even like his wife and that s a problem. Five souls have five months to change their fate.
Pack Up The Moon (Published in the UK under the same title)
What if your boyfriend died right in front of you? It was a night of laughter and celebration. But when John dies in a dreadful accident, his girlfriend Emma is plunged into despair. She loved John more than life itself -
and now death has taken him from her. She feels nothing, she has lost everything, her world spins out of control. Or so she thinks. For Emma has friends - good friends who rally around. But the shocking memory of that night returns to haunt each of them in different and trying ways. And Emma knows that if she is ever to laugh at life again, or find love she once had, she will have to let go of the man she thought she couldn’t live without. She must let go and trust her heart.
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