Originally published as: Apart from the crowd. Dublin : Poolbeg, 2006.

To outsiders it looks as if Mary was born unlucky, but deep down she believes in a happy ending. Sam looks like a waster and a disappointment - the man who had it all and then threw it all away. Penny is the life and soul of every party. Ivan's a sucker. And Adam is in a loveless marriage and cheating on his wife. For these five souls change is going to come, and, when it does, they all get more than they bargained for.