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2006 Nominated

Something Borrowed

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Adopted as a baby Vicky McCarthy’s curiosity about where she came from has finally got the better of her: she wants to trace her birth mother.

If that doesn’t cause friction enough, there’s a new face to contend with at work: Ed O’Neill, whom Vicky is convinced is being groomed for her job as manager of Dublin toyshop Toys Galore. Sal, Vicky’s go-getting best friend, thinks Ed is gorgeous and that if Vicky doesn’t bag him, she will. But Vicky is going out with Marti, manager of an up-and-coming boy band, with a six-year-old son and complications of his own…

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THE AUTHOR Tina
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Ireland
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Time Warner Books

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