Crossed women. Crossed lines. Crossed swords. The agent - Jojo, a high-flying literary agent on the up, has just made a very bad career move: she's jumped into bed with her married boss, Mark....The bestseller - Jojo's sweet natured client Lily's first novel is a roaring success. She and lover Anton celebrate by spending the advance for her second book. Then she gets writer's block...The unknown - Gemma used to be Lily's best friend - until Lily 'stole' Anton. Now she's writing her own story - painfully and hilariously - when super-shark agent Jojo stumbles across it...When their fortunes become entangled, it seems too much to hope that they'll all find a happy ending. But maybe they'll each discover that there's more than one side of the story....

Three women, whose lives are linked, living in one city....Lisa Edwards is stuck in Dublin, launching Colleen magazine. She should be partying in Prada in London. Is she unhappy about it? She wouldn’t tell you even if she was. Ashling Kennedy is an award-winning worrier. No waist, no boyfriend, far too many handbags. And, deep down, a feeling that something is missing from her life. Clodagh Kelly should be blissfully happy. Married to her prince, two adorable children, a lovely house. Sowhy, lately, has she had the urge to kiss a frog? Sushi for Beginners is about searching for happiness. And how, if you let things bubble under the surface for too long, sooner or later they’ll boil over....

Jane Spring has discovered that twenty-first century relationships are built on a myth. A successful New York lawyer, she's organized, attractive, strong-minded, self-sufficient - but single. She's everything men say they want in a woman - smart, ambitious and sexually confidant - yet somehow, while all her friends plan their weddings, no one wants to marry her.Then one day, when a blizzard hits, she finds the answer. Drinking her way through a depressing afternoon snowed into her apartment, she turns on the TV and finds a Doris Day marathon. And that's when the revelation hits her: Doris wouldn't be stuck inside alone at a weekend. Doris wouldn't scare men off. Doris always gets her man. Because, despite everything men say, they're terrified of women like Jane. What they really want is a cute little blonde with frosted pink lipstick, a tight pencil skirt and kitten heels. What they really want is Doris......