num_pages: 439
description: When the going gets tough.....In the Irish town of Carrickwell, with its lush, endlessly rolling hills and authentic country tranquility, three women's lives are anything but calm. There's Mel, a compulsively ambitious mother/publicity manager at a high-powered PR firm -- living proof that balancing motherhood and a full-time job is no walk in the park. The hot-headed, indomitable Cleo, just out of college with a degree in hotel management, would like nothing better than to modernize and revive her family's dwindling hotel -- but faces a constant battle with her old-fashioned parents. And finally, there's the stylish, sweet-tempered Daisy, a self-consciously curvy fashion buyer for an upscale clothing boutique, who has been struggling -- and longing -- to have a baby with her absolutely perfect boyfriend. Although unconnected, these three women have one thing in they all need a break from their stressful lives.These tough gals hit the nearest spa!So each one sets out for a little R &amp; R at the new Clouds Hill spa, built by an American woman with her own secret turmoil. It is there that Mel, Cleo, and Daisy meet -- their worlds and troubles colliding -- forming an intimate bond that helps them to realize what matters most in life, always and forever.
language: English
title: ALWAYS AND FOREVER
titlecomplete: ALWAYS AND FOREVER
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Drama, Romance, Chick Lit, Novels, Contemporary, Irish Literature, Contemporary Romance, Womens Fiction
ratings_count: 4297
publisher: HarperCollins