Sarah Gilmartin – författare

'We get friendship, lies, recrimination, resentment, jealousy, betrayal and sex, bidden and forbidden. In other words, all the good stuff. . . A near-flawless novel from an Irish writer who just gets better and better' IRISH TIMES

Two couples. Twenty years. One unforgettable story.

Two decades later, their dreams have faltered. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, tended by his wife, Rachel. Across town, in their new build, Stevie and Ben's relationship has settled into an airless routine. Then, after countless auditions, Ben lands a role in Pinter's Betrayal.

As rehearsals unfold, the play's shifting loyalties seep into reality, stirring old jealousies and awakening forbidden longings, as each must confront how far they are willing to go in pursuit of desire.

Wry, sexy and deftly observed, Little Vanities is a novel about the perilous thrill of stepping outside the roles we've been given-and the distance between the lives we imagined and the ones we find ourselves living.

'A natural writer' ANNE ENRIGHT

'Wonderfully authentic, electrifying' CLARE CHAMBERS

'Fantastic at examining the tussles between people in relationships' THE TIMES

'Messy, complicated, compelling' EMILIE PINE

'A riveting tale of emotional infidelity' AINGEALA FLANNERY

'We get friendship, lies, recrimination, resentment, jealousy, betrayal and sex, bidden and forbidden. In other words, all the good stuff. . . A near-flawless novel from an Irish writer who just gets better and better' IRISH TIMES

Dylan, Stevie and Ben have been inseparable since college, when life pulsed with possibility: nights spent dancing under flashing lights, salt on their skin after swims in Dublin Bay.

Two decades later, their dreams have faltered. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, tended by his wife, Rachel. Stevie and Ben's relationship has settled into an airless routine. Then, at last, Ben lands the role of a lifetime in Pinter's Betrayal.

As rehearsals unfold, the play's shifting loyalties seep into reality, stirring old jealousies and awakening forbidden longings. Wry, sexy and deftly observed, Little Vanities is a novel about the perilous thrill of stepping outside the roles we've been given-and the distance between the lives we imagined and the ones we find ourselves living.

'A natural writer' ANNE ENRIGHT

'Wonderfully authentic, electrifying' CLARE CHAMBERS

'Fantastic at examining the tussles between people in relationships' THE TIMES

'Messy, complicated, compelling' EMILIE PINE

'A riveting tale of emotional infidelity' AINGEALA FLANNERY

'A gorgeously wrought and moving read' Irish Times

Kate has been trying to do things right. To mark an important anniversary, she plans an exquisite dinner for her family. Yet by the end of the night, the drinking games have ended in awkward silence, the guests have fled, and Kate feels herself spinning out of control.

Told across the decades, this is the story of a family shattered by grief, but tied by bonds too knotty to untangle. It's the story of what happens when the past catches up with the present, and of why, despite everything, we can't help returning home.

'A natural writer' Anne Enright, author of The Wren, The Wren

'Finely observed' Guardian

'Gilmartin writes beautifully' Sunday Times Culture

'Taut, compelling, Enright-esque' Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss

'Exquisitely captured' Daily Mail

'A brilliant look at family dynamics Irish Examiner

'The exhilarating and exhausting life of a high-end restaurant is beautifully recreated' Irish Independent

When Hannah learns that star chef Daniel Costello is facing accusations of sexual assault, she's thrown back to her summer waitressing at his high-end Dublin restaurant. A glamorous world of talent and testosterone, where attention from Daniel morphed into something darker...

Now the restaurant is shuttered and Daniel is faced with the reality of the courtroom. His wife Julie is hiding from paparazzi lenses behind the bedroom curtains.

'Superb' Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days

'Rich, rare and well done' Irish Times

'Coolly furious' Marie Claire

'Smart, stylish and darkly funny' Aingeala Flannery, author of The Amusements

'Powerful and compelling' Joseph O'Connor, author of The Starless Sea

'A hugely gripping literary page-turner' Claire Powell, author of At the Table

'Prose as sharp as a chef's best knife' Victoria Kennefick, author of Egg/Shell

'The exhilarating and exhausting life of a high-end restaurant is beautifully recreated' Irish Independent

When Hannah learns that star chef Daniel Costello is facing accusations of sexual assault, she's thrown back to her summer waitressing at his high-end Dublin restaurant. A glamorous world of talent and testosterone, where attention from Daniel morphed into something darker...

Now the restaurant is shuttered and Daniel is faced with the reality of the courtroom. His wife Julie is hiding from paparazzi lenses behind the bedroom curtains.

'Superb' Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days

'Rich, rare and well done' Irish Times

'Coolly furious' Marie Claire

'Smart, stylish and darkly funny' Aingeala Flannery, author of The Amusements

'Powerful and compelling' Joseph O'Connor, author of Starless Sea

'A hugely gripping literary page-turner' Claire Powell, author of At the Table

'Prose as sharp as a chef's best knife' Victoria Kennefick, author of Egg/Shell