11 Incredible Purple Snakes You Never Knew Existed A Z Animals City Girl. In the tradition of Maeve Binchy, internationally bestselling author Patricia Scanlan delivers a charming and witty story about the strength and power of friendship. Whatever life holds, friends come first. A beautiful blonde, a quiet brown eyed girl, and a redhead looking for adventure: meet Devlin, Caroline, and Maggie. Their staunch three way friendship is born while sharing a house in Dublin and, over the years and their turbulent love lives, soon becomes the only certainty they have. That, and their membership of the citys most prestigious health center for high profile women: City Girl. Through bad times and good, this place will be their refuge. Full of warmth, wit, and wisdom, City Girl is a brilliant family drama from the bestselling author of With All My Love and A Time for Friends.