ONE FROM THE BOYS
Full Circle, the latest saga from A.O'Connor, follows an Irish model through her rise and fall. The summary says: "Blanche Launcelot, model turned business tycoon, is an icon of modern Ireland. But her fall threatens to be more rapid than her rise. Blanche has fought all her life, yet with each victory she also loses - loses someone or something she loves. She now faces her biggest challenge as she prepares for a custody battle and strives to save her business empire. As her enemies circle, the past holds the key to her ability to survive - as a young model destroyed by those she trusted, as an unknown marrying into the wealthy Launcelot family, and onwards as she ruthlessly climbed to the top. There were the men in her life: betrayal, lost love, and forbidden fruit. There were the women: lifelong feuds, bitter resentments, and unexpected defiance that could finally cost her everything. From the bedrooms of Dublin to the boardrooms of London - from the palatial mansions of Ireland to the penthouses of New York - this story spans over 30 years in the life of one woman and three generations of her family." Full Circle is out in October. Andrew O'Connor is also the author of Property, Exclusive and This Model Life.