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Alison Irving

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Belfast, The United Kingdom

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Alison lives in a village outside Belfast with her husband, two children and a very spoiled cat. Casual Cruelties is her first novel. The follow up Her Best Friend's Husband, can be read as a standalone and follows Laura's friend Claire, whose past is having a devastating effect on her present.
The sequel, The Cheated Wife, will be published by Bloodhound Books in November, 2025
The Love We Chase is a standalone women's fiction about love, friendship and betrayal. ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 2,492 ratings · 200 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Her Best Friend's Husband 3.98 avg rating — 1,238 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Casual Cruelties 4.20 avg rating — 1,136 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love We Chase 4.15 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cheated Wife 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alison Irving liked Andrea's review of The Cheated Wife: "Review of ‘The Cheated Wife’ by Alison Irving, due to be published on 24 November 2025 by Bloodhound Books. This is Vicky’s story, following on from Alison’s previous novel ‘Her Best Friend’s Husband’. Torn between forgiving her husband Tom for an aff" Read more of this review »
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Alison Irving liked Anita Skinner's review of The Cheated Wife: "This was absolutely captivating & I was disappointed to finish it. Loved the storyline and the characters. From the beginning it drew me in right up until the last page. Can’t rate this highly enough! "
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Alison Irving liked Eleanor Jordan O'Farrell's review of The Cheated Wife: "Well, this one grabbed me by the throat from page one. The Cheated Wife is exactly what it says on the tin — a dark, twisty tale of betrayal, obsession, and the sort of revenge that makes you glance over your shoulder before turning the page. Vicky i" Read more of this review »
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Alison Irving made a comment on Jillian Cole’s review of The Cheated Wife " I’ve just finished Kate’s story, so hopefully it will be coming next year. I’m so glad you enjoyed this one! "
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Alison Irving liked Rachael Gray's review of The Cheated Wife: "A delightfully tense follow-up to Her Best Friend's Husband, this is a wickedly entertaining read. Vicky is a wronged wife at a crossroads: does she forgive Tom - can she ever trust him again - and can they move on together, or is it time to break fre" Read more of this review »
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