Three Weddings and a Proposal: One summer, three weddings, and the shocking phone call that changes everything . . .

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Naime, Delfi Mertens je sjajna u svom poslu, kao izvršna sekretarica u multinacionalnoj kompaniji "Koseča", sve do iznenadne smrti njenog šefa nakon čega njen dotada uređeni život kreće nizbrdo, rastrzana između šefove "skoro" bivše žene i njegove ljubavnice, podele zaostavštine svog šefa, potrage za novim poslom, ispunjavanja očekivanja njene porodice da se uda, Delfin zadatak je da ponovo pronađe sebe u novonastalim okolnostima. A story of female friendships, work challenges and also life challenges as Delphie works out what she wants from life and what is important to her. The book primarily concerns the career of Delphine and how the news she receives destabilises her position within the company as gatekeeper and glorified secretary to the CEO. I found Delphie a bit of a contradiction as she is at pains to point out how indispensable she is to the company and how she has expanded her role to give input to investment decisions yet runs errands such as collecting keys and jewellery for the women in Conrad’s life. She is also far too good to be true about everything from corporate responsibility to charitable enterprises within the firm, even when her own career is in free fall. That her main opponent within the firm is a misogynist and archetypal bad guy who wants to do away with the companies ethical attitude is all too predictable. I did really enjoy this story although I felt that the two major plot lines were too obviously telegraphed, or maybe I'm just that good at reading people, or maybe I've just read a scary number of contemporary romances? It was nice to have a 'career woman' who genuinely loves her career and doesn't suddenly decide to settle for something slower-paced, or using a softer, more feminine skill (like opening a cup-cake shop). I liked Delphie and I wanted to be her friend. I don't think I've read any other books by Sheila O'Flanagan but i like her writing and will definitely look out for more from her. Delphie is a high-flying career woman, a senior executive in a Dublin financial services firm, where she organizes both the business and personal affairs of its chairman, Declan. She’s ambitious, smart and highly respected by staff and clients alike. Her future has never looked better. That is, until a tragic accident sends it spinning out of control.

As a child I enjoyed reading and telling stories and everyone thought that I end up in a job which had something to do with books and literature. But though I applied for a job in the library all of the job offers I got were in commerce. I moram da priznam da sam pomalo razočarana i da mi je trebalo više vremena za čitanje od planiranog. My goodness I enjoyed Three Weddings and a Proposal. It’s simply gorgeous and is a perfect example of women’s fiction at its very best, because of Sheila O’Flanagan’s consummate story telling. I loved Delphie’s conversational tone from the very beginning because it was like I was listening to a friend chat with me, or even as if I were inhabiting her mind so that I found myself becoming her and seeing everything through Delphie’s perspective. I thought the couple of allusions to the Covid pandemic as if it were in the past were deftly done, so that whilst it didn’t play any part in this narrative, Sheila’s O’Flanagan’s story seemed more realistic and credible because the pandemic was mentioned in passing rather than ignored. But most of all I loved the narrative itself because it’s a hugely entertaining, utterly believable story with some major weight behind it. The plotting is razor sharp, often surprising and always captivating with just enough descriptive detail to enhance and colour the text beautifully.Delphine (Delphie) Mertens is a law graduate, working as an executive assistant to a very successful man called Conrad. She’s pretty indispensable to him; flying to his villa in Mallorca at a moment’s notice, bidding on a very expensive bracelet for him to give to his girlfriend, and trying to keep on the right side of his ex-wife. So when she takes a weekend off for once to go to her brother’s wedding and something happens which nobody could have foreseen, Delphie is required to question everything she understood about her life to this point.

Delphie has been living her best life, loving her job, her friends, her no-strings relationships and her dream house by the sea. Now she has to question everything she believed about who she is and what she wants. Is her mum right – is it time to settle down? Or does she want to keep on trying to have it all? Three Weddings And A Proposal is a contemporary story set in Ireland in a post-pandemic time. Delphie is the personal assistant of a successful businessman and the story opens with her being in charge of buying a very expensive bracelet for her boss’s girlfriend. Reading a Sheila O’Flanagan novel always feels like sitting down for a cup of tea with a friend– she writes with such warmth and empathy’ Beth O’Leary I started out in administration and then moved jobs until finally I was working as a dealer in a commercial bank. Eventually I was promoted to Chief Dealer (the first female CD in the country). I traded lots of different things – foreign exchange, swaps, options, bonds…all of the kind of things you read about in the papers and that sound very technical and difficult. Of course once you’re doing it, it’s not half as technical as it sounds. Delphie has been living the life, a beautiful home, close friends, a loving family and a great career but soon everything is at risk of falling apart.I was pretty excited to receive this book as I am a big fan of Sheila O’Flanagan and I like her Irish romantic novels. I was not disappointed by this book, although what I loved about it was its slight departure from the norm. I was pretty excited to receive this book as I am a big fan of Sheila O’Flanagan and I like her Irish romantic novels. I was not disappointed by this book, although what I loved about it was a slight departure from the norm. Three Weddings and a Proposal has much more on offer than what one may assume at first glance. Enjoy the lightheartedness, but appreciate that this book is about recognising your own strength and staying true to what makes you happy. Yes, there will be pressures from those near and far but remember ... you always have choices. Delphie has been living her best life, loving her job, her friends, her no-strings relationships and her dream house by the sea. Now she has to question everything she believed about who she is and what she wants. Is her mum right - is it time to settle down? Or does she want to keep on trying to have it all? Each wedding of a glorious summer brings a new surprise. And as everything Delphie thought she had is threatened, she has the chance to reshape her future . . .

I really enjoyed Three Weddings and a Proposal . . . Reading a Sheila O'Flanagan novel always feels like sitting down for a cup of tea with a friend - she writes with such warmth and empathy— Beth O’Leary I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review. Then tragedy strikes and Delphie's wonderful life collapses around her shoulders. Could reconnecting with the only boyfriend she ever really loved change everything? A tale that gives the bookworm a sense of comfort, a cast that easy to relate to and real life experiences and circumstances.

Although romance is scattered throughout the novel I welcomed the author’s decision to not make it the be all and end all of Delphie’s adventures as she negotiates the inevitable ups and downs that love, life,career and family throw her way. In this type of fiction, however strong and independent the lead female is portrayed, there’s still an expectation that bagging a rich and/or handsome partner is the absolute pinnacle of success. I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that’s what I bargained for when I opened this book so to meet a character like Delphie, her fellow musketeers and Marta and Bianca is an invigorating change and an agreeable departure from the norm.

This book had me jumping this way and that, trying to decide which characters could be trusted . . . and then changing my mind. A highly enjoyable read— Imogen Clark Delphie is enjoying her brother’s wedding. Her surprise last-minute Plus One has stunned her family – and it’s also stopped any of them asking again why she’s still single. But when she sees all the missed calls that evening, she knows it can’t be good news. And she’s right. I really liked Delphie’s family. They seemed loving, if a bit focused on her love life, and I enjoyed her friendships with women having the same struggles between work and marriage and babies. I also enjoyed the bravery of not tying everything up neatly in a sugary finish, but allowing the things I liked about Delphie to remain in place. As always, Sheila O'Flanagan has given us a relatable and thoroughly enjoyable story about life, love, and family, and I never wanted it to end. Delphie is enjoying her brother's wedding. Her surprise last-minute Plus One has stunned her family - and it's also stopped any of them asking again why she's still single. But when she sees all the missed calls that evening, she knows it can't be good news. And she's right.As you can see, a Dubliner all my life. My parents owned a grocery shop in the Iveagh Markets, in the Liberties area of the city and I guess city blood runs through my veins. Fast forward a few weeks and Delphie’s life has been turned upside down, both on the work and domestic front. She has a lot of decisions to make and while her family think they know what she wants, Delphie needs to discover where her true feelings lie. Ovde ćete naći odu samostalnim, jakim ženama, koje su dovoljne same sebi, kojima je posao broj 1 u životu, kojima je finansijska samostalnost prioritet i sve je to u redu i poruka je dobra. Ali način na koji je prenesena mi nije bio previše zanimljiv. Ili je celokupan utisak posledica mojih totalno drugačijih očekivanja od cele priče.