The Betrayal of Grace Mulcahy

by Colette Caddle

The life and marriage of Grace and Michael Mulcahy has all the signs of being a successful and fulfilled one: a daughter; rewarding jobs; plenty of friends. But when Grace discovers that her partner in her interior design business, 52-year-old Miriam, is embezzling her, the seeds are sown for Grace's bind. When confronted with her betrayal, Miriam begs Grace not to tell anyone in order to preserve Miriam's marriage which will fall apart if the truth outs. Grace agrees to keep quiet but finds it leads to all sorts of complications and misunderstandings that put a strain on all of her relationships both professional and personal. By the time she notices how close things are to crumbling, is it too late to piece together the ties that bind her to those she loves?

Genres: Chick Lit, Fiction

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Born, bred and still living in Dublin's fair city...

Reviews

[Emily Rawlings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very mature and spellbinding. Addresses real life situations extremely good read.

[Mary Geraghty · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read!!

I loved the way the characters were written. The book was very descriptive and had a lovely timeless quality to it. Fantastic. 🏡🌻

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few awful characters, a couple decent ones and some good storylines.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one had been sitting on TBR for too long, so I packed it and took it to Kos with me. It's years since I read anything by this author and I'd forgotton just how enjoyable her books are.

It's a really easy read but has a plausible plot and some great characters. Grace Mulcahy is the main character - not without her faults, she works too hard and sometimes neglects the more important things in life, but she's honest and loveable. Her business partner however is another story, she's a fraud, she's mean, she's self-centred - the perfect 'baddie' for the novel.

It's a little predictable in places, but the story is fast moving and never boring. I enjoyed this one and must look out for more of her recent books.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book quite hard to get into. You are introduced to lots of people very early on and it got a bit confusing! However, once I had it figured out, I couldn't put the book down, definitely recommend!

There are more than a handful of spelling mistakes too!

[Rosemary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very easy reading

[Jirinka (sony08) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I actually found this book annoying. The main character Grace was so naive, it irritated me all the way through the book. No wonder she got done over by so many people.

[Kitten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, Grace makes herself a doormat to everyone in her life and the ending is slightly too neat. Fun little read, nevertheless.