Whenever I saw an old boyfriend with a new girlfriend (even if I didn't care about him any more) I always felt a bit aggrieved that he'd found someone else – which I know is silly but there you go!

This book is about an ex-wife and a new wife. Even though she divorced her husband, Gemma is still jealous of his new wife. She's envious of his child-free lifestyle too. But, of course, the new wife, Orla, is jealous of the ex-wife because she knew him first and because of the children who are so important to David. Both of them struggle with the idea of each other.

I wrote this book because they're always showing us celebrities with new husbands or lovers only a few weeks after they've split up with someone else, suddenly madly in love all over again. It's all supposed to be so easy but I don't really think that it is! I also wanted to write about the dilemmas children face from divorce and remarriage, even when the entire thing is supposedly amicable. I enjoy writing about fractured relationships of all sorts.

Reviews

• "Gemma Garvey divorces her career-obsessed husband David and is happy – until he married ‘bimbo-bitch’ Orla, a stunning, ambitious woman 11 years younger than Gemma… This hugely enjoyable book follows them through the trails and tribulations and they adjust to the new situation" – Best
   
• "Dublin-based author Sheila O’Flanagan’s fifth novel and it is is an inspired and sparkling piece of writing" – The Irish News