Ciara Geraghty Late Learner

‘A superb writer… the Irish Jojo Moyes. Her books are beautifully written, and infused with warmth, humour and human understanding' Irish Examiner

Ronda is a dreamer. But can she learn to conquer the the real world?

Forty-year-old Ronda McCann lives a quiet, careful life, with her widowed mother, Annie, after a failed relationship. She cycles to her job in a nursing home where, while she might not feel like she’s much good at living life, she is good at helping people at the end of theirs. And Ronda has a rich fantasy life. In her imagination she is as brave, assertive, respected and admired as her sister Margo, a relentlessly successful working mother.

As the residents at her care home feel the squeeze from privatization and her friend Fatima comes under threat of deportation, Ronda’s dreams are starting to feel more and more distant – but perhaps, just possibly, there is a version of her that can step into being the person she is inside her head.

Sitting in a car for her first driving lesson with her sister, facing her worst fears, Ronda will discover what she’s made of – in real life. And the world might just discover what Ronda's version of life has to offer too…

Your favourite authors LOVE Ciara Geraghty:

‘Laugh-out-loud funny with a spikily endearing heroine… Fast-paced and hilarious’ CATHY KELLY

‘Bridget Jones meets menopause … sharp, funny and real’ CECELIA AHERN

‘I loved this book. Hilarious, perceptive, empathetic. Readers will utterly identify with and adore the superbly drawn Agatha’ PATRICIA SCANLAN

’Witty, poignant and a complete page turner’ SINEAD MORIARTY

‘Tender, emotional and uplifting…I loved it’ LUCY DIAMOND