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Late Learner
- Author
- Ciara Geraghty
- Narrator
- Aoife McMahon
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 14 August 2025
- Run Time
- 11 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Romance: wholesome / clean, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: health and illness
What to expect
Ronda dares to dream… but will she dare to live?
Ronda McCann lives a quiet, careful life. She cycles back and forth to her job at the local care home and plays chess with a robot in the evenings. At forty-four years old, she is perfectly okay with that.
Then everything changes at once. Her mother threatens to sell their home. The care home is under siege from investors looking to buy. And a scruffy solicitor in a camper van sees something in Ronda that she's never seen in herself.
Now, Ronda has a choice to make…
Keep playing it safe on the sidelines? Or finally become the person she’s always imagined herself to be…
Your favourite authors LOVE Ciara Geraghty:
'An evocative, thought provoking, poignant, and often hilarious read. A terrific book by a superb writer at the top of her game. I loved it' PATRICIA SCANLAN
‘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
’Witty, poignant and a complete page turner’ SINEAD MORIARTY
‘Tender, emotional and uplifting…I loved it’ LUCY DIAMOND
Critics Review
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Praise for Ciara Geraghty:
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‘One of my absolutely favourite authors’ Sheila O’Flanagan
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‘Slick, witty writing, laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes heart-wrenchingly sad’ My Weekly
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‘Wonderfully witty’ Woman’s Weekly
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‘A must-read […] Very witty!’ Closer
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‘Really funny and relatable, you’ll want to be more Agatha by the end’ Heat
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‘Laugh-out-loud, poignant and life-affirming’ Woman
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‘So funny and so relatable’ Fabulous
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‘Written in a deliciously dead-pan tone, this hilarious, heartfelt novel will appeal to readers at any age’ Irish Times, ‘25 Great Holiday Books’
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‘Hilarious, poignant and life-affirming’ Woman & Home
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‘Very funny, very moving and utterly unsentimental’Irish Times
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‘A genuine feel-good hit […]Geraghty's tightly wound adventure is as touching as it is entertaining’ Independent
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‘A book to be shared, a book to be cherished … an homage to the strength of friendship and a celebration of life in all its colours’ Mairead Hearne, Swirl and Thread
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‘Tender, funny, and heartbreaking… Ciara Geraghty is a wonderful writer’ Hazel Gaynor
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‘Infused with warmth, humour and human understanding. An homage to life and fantastic friendships, this book will warm the cockles of your heart.’ Justine Carberry, Sunday Independent
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Details
- Author
- Ciara Geraghty
- Narrator
- Aoife McMahon
- Duration
- 11 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008496524
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Romance: wholesome / clean, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: health and illness
Synopsis
‘A superb writer… the Irish Jojo Moyes. Her books are beautifully written, and infused with warmth, humour and human understanding' Irish Examiner Ronda dares to dream… but will she dare to live? Ronda McCann lives a quiet, careful life. She cycles back and forth to her job at the local care home and plays chess with a robot in the evenings. At forty-four years old, she is perfectly okay with that. Then everything changes at once. Her mother threatens to sell their home. The care home is under siege from investors looking to buy. And a scruffy solicitor in a camper van sees something in Ronda that she's never seen in herself. Now, Ronda has a choice to make… Keep playing it safe on the sidelines? Or finally become the person she’s always imagined herself to be… Your favourite authors LOVE Ciara Geraghty: 'An evocative, thought provoking, poignant, and often hilarious read. A terrific book by a superb writer at the top of her game. I loved it' PATRICIA SCANLAN ‘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 ’Witty, poignant and a complete page turner’ SINEAD MORIARTY ‘Tender, emotional and uplifting…I loved it’ LUCY DIAMOND
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