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

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Oh, I loved Delphie. There’s so much to relate to with this charming character. I also loved all the humor and warmth to this story. It was one I settled into from start to finish. Sheila O’Flanagan is so good at what she does. I felt better after I read this one than when I started, and I love how Delphie walked her own path.

U iščekivanju slatkog, zabavnog ljubavnog romana, neke priče poput one u filmu "Tres bodas de mas (ako niste gledali, obavezno se zabavite!) ili njemu sličnima, dobila sam nešto sasvim drugo, nešto što nema veze sa zabavom, venčanjima i komičnim situacijama. 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. This is my first Sheila O’Flanagan novel and the title conjures up an illusion of a far fluffier novel than Three Weddings and a Proposal actually is. The weddings alluded to in the title are actually incidental to the plot and the protagonist, Delphine (Delphie) Mertens, is approaching her thirty-eighth birthday and a committed career woman. Having graduated with a law degree she works as an executive assistant to Conrad Morgan, the obscenely wealthy CEO of investment vehicle Cosecha. Despite having bought her own cottage by the sea, good friendships and often accompanying Conrad around the world, her family seem to think they know what’s best for ambitious Delphie, and that means settling down, getting married and putting her career second. Running out of available men to act as her plus-one for her brother’s wedding, Delphie sets the cat amongst the pigeons when she surprises everyone by bringing an ex-boyfriend. It is at this wedding that she gets the news that turns her world upside down and threatens the career that she cherishes. As things start to crumble and Delphie’s position at work is undermined, a busy summer forces her to reassess her priorities and wonder if her family were right all along about pursuing her career at the expense of her love life. Indeed, I thought Delphie was fantastic. Her experience of working in a male dominated environment, her relationship with Ed and her friendship with Sheedy and Erin held my attention completely. Reading Three Weddings and a Proposal completely transported me into their world. What I thought worked so well was that the men are not all useless idiots that sometimes happens in women’s fiction. Here they have identity, flaws and attractions that made the whole story all the more real. This book focuses on family dynamics, sibling rivalry along with honesty, trust and communication and taking chances. Delphie needs her friends and family more than ever, and when Conrad dies she’s unwittingly finds herself the central focus of a family that has never really understood her attachment to work and single life. The bantering and opinions of the family thrust upon her from all angles was so typical of any large family, each vying for airspace when what Delphie needed and wanted was quiet and space to think - she’d lost not just a good friend in her boss but her job and her life. I think Sheila's descriptions are particularly vivid. I could visualise each of the family as clearly as if she was describing people I knew and could see that Delphie just needed time to come to terms to her situation and assess her options - she’s a strong, bold character and no walkover but her edges are not all sharp and angular, she has a very caring side and is loyal to those around her to the end.

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. 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. Delfi sam doživela kao jednu vrstu ljudskog robota, skroz bez emocija, pa i u momentima kad je zaplakala nisam osetila ništa. 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 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? Maybe we let ourselves feel pressure,’ I observe. ‘Maybe we have to not care so much about what other people think.’ If you’ve enjoyed Sheila O’Flanagan’s previous books, this is going to make you happy, and as a starting place it’s a pretty fun, enjoyable read.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. Believable, warmly drawn characters, a perfectly paced story and a satisfying ending; just what I've come to expect from this accomplished writer. Do I rejoice when a new Sheila O'Flanagan book hits the shelves? I do.— Roisin Meaney 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. When a tragedy strikes with her boss while attending her brothers wedding, her whole world changes. 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.