Someone Like You

Someone Like You
Cathy Kelly

From the No. 1 international bestseller Cathy Kelly, a novel of love and longing, wishes and yearning.They all just want one thing in life – and then they’ll be truly happy.Just married, Emma can’t wait to escape the control of her domineering father and conceive a much longed for child with her beloved husband.For Leonie, divorced mother of three teenagers, happiness means finding true love, something that was missing from her ten-year marriage.Hannah is striking out alone after the love of her life abandoned her. She is yearning for independence and security, yet is uncertain that any man can every provide this for her.But sometimes, when you wish will all your heart for a dream to come true, you risk destroying the happiness within your reach.

Someone Like You

Cathy Kelly

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Copyright © Cathy Kelly 2000

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Praise for Cathy Kelly:

‘A tear-pricking writer, capable of making you care about her characters.’

Daily Mail

‘Totally believable.’

Rosamunde Pilcher

‘An upbeat and diverting tale skilfully told…Kelly knows what her readers want and consistently delivers.’

Sunday Independent

‘Warm and delightful.’

New Woman

‘An absorbing, heart-warming tale.’

Company

‘Her skill at dealing with the complexities of modern life, marriage and families is put to good effect as she teases out the secrets of her characters.’

Choice

‘Kelly dramatises her story with plenty of sparky humour.’

The Times

‘Kelly has an admirable capacity to make the readers identify, in turn, with each of her female characters…’

Irish Independent

To John, with all my love

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u89bef373-d469-5625-a9a2-f5fbf42405c8)

Title Page (#ub0dc54e6-c001-54cc-8184-21b388843bd4)

Copyright (#ud8f8f3f2-dc50-5702-b0a2-becadb119fb2)

Praise (#u227a5b04-2a11-543d-86c9-e6667a5d396c)

Dedication (#u33913793-1ef0-576a-9ab9-7d25ca525a47)

CHAPTER ONE (#ue257000b-cfb1-5fe7-a979-069543a23d18)

CHAPTER TWO (#u1eab3086-249e-58bb-8063-0a6dcc7d3c20)

CHAPTER THREE (#u3de28b08-c551-5fde-98e4-f5d8812c89f6)

CHAPTER FOUR (#ua9ab0666-71a0-5b44-ad93-9a768089953c)

CHAPTER FIVE (#u7e575c5d-6df5-5d87-8818-f9e0d9a1f045)

CHAPTER SIX (#ub50d99f5-7eac-5580-a1af-310f437894cd)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#ud2403feb-0740-5eae-8d2f-239d0dc91459)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#u9f95616c-7025-5006-b112-d51965a7f13d)

CHAPTER NINE (#u1481def8-2b56-55eb-bc60-f20405b53fe7)