E-raamat: Other People's Lives: The beautiful new novel from the Women's Prize longlisted author of Nothing But Blue Sky

A brilliantly observed, funny, poignant and utterly real portrait of a mid-life woman and her family. I loved it. Claire Fuller

An elegant and beautifully-observed novel by one of our finest contemporary writers Louise Kennedy

I found myself taking screenshots to send to friends because MacMahon nails it over and over again Claire Kilroy

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Marriage was the biggest decision of their lives and yet they made it so lightly it was barely a decision at all

As schoolgirls, Justine and her best friend Iseult dreamed of a future that revolved around marriage. They saw it as a happy ending, never imagining for a moment that the reality would be more complicated.

Coming up to fifty, they're still best friends. Justine has been married to Iseults brother for twenty-five years and lives in her childhood home. Iseult has spent her adult life abroad, her marriage clearly unhappy for reasons she won't discuss.

When Justines daughter suddenly announces her engagement, Justine is thrown into planning a big family wedding. Afraid that her daughter is making a mistake, she finds herself questioning the choices she and Iseult made decades earlier. This crisis of confidence tests Justine in new and unexpected ways.

From the Womens Prize longlisted author of Nothing But Blue Sky and The Home Scar, Other Peoples Lives is a captivating story about the decisions we make in a heartbeat, and their lifelong consequences.

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A book to inhale Belinda McKeon

'Warm-hearted and relatable, perfectly captures the messiness of modern family life' Aingeala Flannery

MacMahon is an astute chronicler of modern life David Park

'A tender-hearted portrait of modern life, told with MacMahons trademark wit and warmth. I flew through it Louise Nealon

Beautiful Hilary Fannin

Incisive, witty and tender, theres not a woman in the country who wont relate to this fine and thought-provoking novel. Christine Dwyer Hickey

Thoughtful and provocative, a beautifully narrated story of friendship and marriage Anna Fitzgerald

'Simply exquisite. MacMahon is one of Ireland's finest writers. Anne Griffin

Perceptive, tender, astute, beguiling Martina Devlin

I really and truly loved this tender, deeply satisfying novel Orla Mackey

So beautifully observed, so penetrating, so coolly aware of the texture of peoples lives. Neil Hegarty

This wise, truthful novel explores brilliantly all the complexity of women's lives Anne Tiernan

Thought-provoking and utterly absorbing Sinéad Crowley