Beautiful Dreamer

by Liz Ryan

A captivating story of a woman searching for her true identity, from the highly-acclaimed Irish journalist whose novels of life in Ireland speak for a generation.Ciara has never needed to stand on her own two feet. Since she married handsome pilot Jake Lunny nearly twenty years ago she's devoted her life to running their attractive home, cooking, socialising and playing golf to further Jake's career. She spends Jake's money on keeping herself as beautiful as the day he met endless gym classes, diets and beauty products. After all her most important role is to look the part. And if beauty is only skin deep, then Ciara is the perfect wife.But her secure world crumbles after she witnesses a secretive glance between her husband and twenty-one-year-old Roisin at a dinner party. Ciara is bewildered to discover her husband's interest in this plain, mousy girl. When Jake leaves home to 'find himself' Ciara embarks on plastic surgery to entice him home.It takes her neighbour, independent fashion-designer Lee Warner, to teach Ciara that Jake might be looking for more than mere beauty in his wife. And for the first time, Ciara is forced to ask the question, 'Who am I?'.'Liz Ryan understands not only a woman's heart but a woman's mind' Terry Keane Sunday Times

Paperback

First published March 27, 2006

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Reviews

[Lesley Turner · Rating 1 out of 5]

Once of the worst books I have ever read! So boring it was putting me to sleep!

[Tara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Brilliant writer, there were lots of words they said absolutely nothing. I will admit I didn’t “red” the whole book in the end, I skimmed it just to see if anything actually happened but it doesn’t. It’s a great concept of a boring Couple getting bored of each other then finding they didn’t have it so bad in the end, I just needed more excitement.

[Pam Doyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Annoying, vacuous lead character is Irish woman who discovers she is shallow in holiday after husband leaves her. They all live happily ever after.

Not my cup of tea. Even after enlightenment she’s still pointless and resolved that her life will revolve around self centred husband.

[Louise · Rating 1 out of 5]

Glad I only paid $1 for this at an Op Shop. Struggled to complete this.

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

6/10 for me.Ok, quick and easy read, but it didn't inspire me to read more from this author. I wanted to take the main character Ciara and shake her up or maybe give a her a slap - she was sooooooo annoying me!!!!! But hey I still read all of it and in two days. And it counts towards A-Z challenge...