Marian Keyes

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Title: Watermelon: Description:
It’s bad enough that Claire’s husband James left her the day he was at the birth of their first child – I mean, if he thought it was going to upset him that much he should have just stayed at home – but to rub salt into the episiotomy, he didn’t even have the decency to leave her for someone skinny!He’s just absconded, leaving Claire with a newborn baby, a broken heart, two extra stone and an …er…birth canal ten times its normal size.In the absence of any better offers, Claire goes home to her family. To her beautiful sister Helen, her soap-watching mother, her bewildered father. And in a story that’s both hilarious and bitter-sweet, Claire just gets better.A lot better.In fact so much better that when James slithers back into her life he’s in for a bit of a surprise. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Title: Sushi For Beginners: Description:
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 kids, a lovely house. So why, 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. Hilarious and heart-warming story.

Title: The Other Side Of The Story: Description:
The agent Jojo, a highflying 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 supershark agent Jojostumbles 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 to every story

Title: Last Chane Saloon: Description:
recent Penquin

Title: Angels: Description:
covers scuffed,Penquin 2003

Title: Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married: Description:
LUCY SULLIVAN IS GETTING MARRIED...OR IS SHE? Lucy doesn't even have a boyfriend (to be honest Lucy isn't that lucky in love). But Mrs Nolan has read her tarot cards and predicted that Lucy will be walking up the aisle within the year. Lucy's flatmates are appalled at the news. If Lucy leaves it could disrupt their lifestyle of eaing takeaways, drinking too much wine, bringing men home and never hoovering. But Lucy reassures them that she is too busy arguing with her mother and taking care of her irresponsible father to even think about getting married. And there's the small matter of no boyfriend. But then Lucy meets Gus, gorgeous, unreliable Gus, and she starts to wonder - ould he be the future Mrs Lucy Sullivan? Or could it be Chuck, the handsome American? Or Daniel, the world's biggest flirt? Or even cute Jed, the new boy at work? Will Lucy find her soulmate? Read this book if you want to laugh, cry and do no work for a week.

Title: Watermelon: Description:
It’s bad enough that Claire’s husband James left her the day he was at the birth of their first child – I mean, if he thought it was going to upset him that much he should have just stayed at home – but to rub salt into the episiotomy, he didn’t even have the decency to leave her for someone skinny! He’s just absconded, leaving Claire with a newborn baby, a broken heart, two extra stone and an …er…birth canal ten times its normal size. In the absence of any better offers, Claire goes home to her family. To her beautiful sister Helen, her soap-watching mother, her bewildered father. And in a story that’s both hilarious and bitter-sweet, Claire just gets better. A lot better. In fact so much better that when James slithers back into her life he’s in for a bit of a surprise.

Title: Angels: Description:
A new Marian Keyes novel is always something to celebrate, and her sixth novel, Angels, will have you cheering. From the first couple of sentences: "I'd always lived a fairly blameless life. Up until the day I left my husband and ran away to Hollywood, I'd hardly ever put a foot wrong" to the hugely satisfying last page, you're immediately involved in the story of Maggie Walsh's life; of how it went wrong, and then went right again. The Walshes starred in a previous Keyes novel, the delightful Rachel's Holiday; Maggie is Rachel's older sister, (one of five) and the only one who "never did any of that nasty sleeping around business". Instead she got married to her first boyfriend Paul Garvan and everything was fine, until they suffered a couple of "setbacks". Unable to face sorting out the difficulties, Maggie hightails it to Los Angeles to stay with her old pal Emily. Emily is a script writer, her short film A Perfect Day was a big hit in Ireland, but her working life is a little tougher in the land of sunshine and fat-free Pringles. The two girls, along with a supporting cast of wannabes, scary film studio folk and slacker next door neighbours, get on with sorting out their emotional issues in a stylishly witty, wonderfully warm fashion. Maggie's devilish ex-boyfriend and the commitment phobic Troy add in a delightful frisson of sexual tension. Marian Keyes observations on the foibles of love and LA are laugh-out-loud funny, but there's a beguiling tenderness there too. By the time you reach the final full stop you'll be sighing with contentment, and just wishing that Marian would get a move on with the next book. --Eithne Farry

Title: Rachel's Holiday: Description:
Rachel Walsh is 27 and the miserable owner of size 8 feet. Overly fond of recreational drugs, she gets frogmarched into the Cloisters, Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. Once there, she seeks redemption in the shape of Chris, a "man with a past". A novel by turns poignant, powerful and seriously funny.

Title: Last Chance Saloon: Description:
Author of the hugely popular Rachel's Holiday and Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Marian Keyes is back swinging the doors of heartache and hilarity with Last Chance Saloon. Meet Tara, the rapidly expanding food-loving shopaholic; Katherine, the neat, male-ego-destroying singleton; Fintan, the fashion-conscious lovely, and Lorcan, the gorgeous but rotten redheaded womaniser. Marian Keyes deliberately deploys stereotypical characters and situations, then attempts to subvert the stereotypes, though perhaps in rather obvious ways. Throughout, Tara bores us with her lament that she is at the last chance saloon, meaning that if she ends her current relationship at 31, she's on the shelf for life. "For the first time Tara visualised it and she contracted with fear. It was like being told to jump off a cliff ... "But what would become of me without Thomas? I'd never get anyone else and I hate not having a man. And it's not something I'm proud of" she added quickly. "I'm going to puke", Fintan interrupted, urgently." Those who can resist the urge to follow Fintan's lead on the umpteenth rendition of this particular complaint will enjoy the book. It's addictive--reading The Last Chance Saloon is like watching the omnibus edition of Sunset Beach; you know the acting is awful and the same scenes keep on repeating themselves but you can't help being hooked and feeling sated afterwards. At almost 600 pages, settle down for a Saturday afternoon and don't expect to be getting up again until Sunday. --Nicola Perry

Title: Sushi For Beginners: Description:
Sushi For Beginners has all the right ingredients for a thirtysomething novel. The thirtysomething girls are there, looking for a better job, a better man, ANYTHING other than what they've already got; there are men to die for and men you wish would drop dead, preferably in agony. And these "so-real you can pinch 'em" people live their lives in a funny, thrilling, sad world that you wish hadn't just ended when you turn the last page. But there's more, because this one is written by best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes. Where her previous bestseller, Last Chance Saloon, featured Irish folk living in London, Sushi For Beginners is set in Keyes' hometown, Dublin. The only "foreigner" here is Lisa from London, a real madam whose longed-for promotion to "Manhattan" magazine is knocked off-course a few thousand miles when she is forced to accept the editorship of "Colleen", a new magazine for young women, billed by the publishers as "dumbed-down" but definitely "sexy". Lisa would frankly rather eat one of her freebie Patrick Cox stilettos. Still a job is a job, and anyhow, Irish MD Jack Devine could just turn out to be a major consolation prize. Lisa's deputy at "Colleen" is Ashling, a Little Miss Fix-It, whose early role reversal with her mother (thanks to the latter's nervous breakdown) has induced an organisational paranoia and a handbag filled with emergency equipment to meet any eventuality. Oh, and a best friend whose motives might not always be in Ashling's best interests. This is a story of three girls' lives, what's made them what they are and their search for happiness--sometimes found in unlikely places and sometimes lost forever. With Sushi For Beginners, Keyes is fast-becoming the undisputed Queen of her genre. She's wincingly accurate and wickedly funny, and while she can tackle big issues like homelessness (no pun intended) with honest feeling devoid of over-sentimentality, her insight into the aspirations of thirtysomething women at the turn of the 21st century sets her high above the competition. --Carey Green

Title: Angels: Description:
A new Marian Keyes novel is always something to celebrate, and her sixth novel, Angels, will have you cheering. From the first couple of sentences: "I'd always lived a fairly blameless life. Up until the day I left my husband and ran away to Hollywood, I'd hardly ever put a foot wrong" to the hugely satisfying last page, you're immediately involved in the story of Maggie Walsh's life; of how it went wrong, and then went right again. The Walshes starred in a previous Keyes novel, the delightful Rachel's Holiday; Maggie is Rachel's older sister, (one of five) and the only one who "never did any of that nasty sleeping around business". Instead she got married to her first boyfriend Paul Garvan and everything was fine, until they suffered a couple of "setbacks". Unable to face sorting out the difficulties, Maggie hightails it to Los Angeles to stay with her old pal Emily. Emily is a script writer, her short film A Perfect Day was a big hit in Ireland, but her working life is a little tougher in the land of sunshine and fat-free Pringles. The two girls, along with a supporting cast of wannabes, scary film studio folk and slacker next door neighbours, get on with sorting out their emotional issues in a stylishly witty, wonderfully warm fashion. Maggie's devilish ex-boyfriend and the commitment phobic Troy add in a delightful frisson of sexual tension. Marian Keyes observations on the foibles of love and LA are laugh-out-loud funny, but there's a beguiling tenderness there too. By the time you reach the final full stop you'll be sighing with contentment, and just wishing that Marian would get a move on with the next book. --Eithne Farry

Title: Under The Duvet: Description:
A real treat - the incredibly funny jottings of a hugely bestselling and much-loved author Her books are read and adored by millions around the world - now read the collected journalism of the woman who writes them: the woman under the duvet. Marian loves shoes and her LTFs (Long Term Friends), hates estate agents and lost luggage, and she once had a Christmas office party that involved roasting two sheep on a spit, the Moroccan way. She's just like you and me...

Title: Sushi For Beginners: Description:
What a difference a year makes..... London magazine editor , Lisa, thinks her life is over. Her "fabulous" new job turns ouit to be deportation to Dublin, launching Colleen magazine. If it were't for her new boss, the deshevelled and moody Jack devine, she might just turn on her Prada heel and take the fist plane back. Her assistant Ashling, has her own problems. There's a homeless boy asleep in her doorway, she's over-run with stand-up comedians and she can't stop buying handbags. And as for the beautiful Clodagh? Known as the princess, she's married to her prince and living in a maple-floored castle. So why, lately, has she had the urge to kiss a frog? Sleep with a frog, if truth be told.

Title: Further Under The Duvet: Description:
Slide "Further Under the Duvet", get yourself comfortable and let Marian take you places you've never been before. Places like the Irish air-guitar championships, a shopping trip to Bloomingdales with a difference and Cannes with a chronic case of Villa-itis. Along the way you'll encounter knicker-politics, fake tans, sticky-out ears and passionate love affairs both with make-up and Toblerones. And of course, agony aunt, Mammy Walsh is on hand to solve all your problems. Hilarious and poignant, down-to-earth and moving, Marian's long-awaited second volume of journalism and previously unpublished writing is the modern woman's perfect companion. So put the kettle on and grab that Kit Kat Chunky everything else will wait.

Title: Last Chance Saloon: Description:
Tara, Katherine and Fintan have been friends since they were teenagers in Knockaway, County Clare, in the days of legwarmers, pink stretch jeans and Duran Duran. Now in their early 30s, they live in London where they are still bound together. But fate is about to step in and alter their lives.

Title: Other Side Of The Story, The: Description:
"There are three sides to every story: your side, their side and the truth..." For events organiser gemma, the departure of her father into the arms of a younger woman is the biggest show in town. Suddenly she's doling out tranquilisers to her mammy and cleaning up after her when she breaks every plate in the house. Being from a broken home is no fun when you're 32 - she could write a book about it... Meanwhile first time novelist Lily is enjoying overnight success with her debut novel. But the person shes celebrating with is Anton - her best friend Gemma's ex - and the guilt is kind of getting to her. And then there's Jojo, a literary agent whose star is on the rise. In love with Mark, her very married boss, and her burgeoning career, not much distracts her. Until she finds herself representing two women who used to be best friends. That's right: used to be. What goes around comes around and, in the world of million pound book deals and the race for a slot on the bestsellers list, Lily, Gemma and Jojo's lives intersect, in a collision of love, loyalty and payback time.

Title: Anybody Out There: Description:
Hilarious, heartbreaking and life-affirming, Marian’s unforgettable new novel is as epic as it is entertaining. Anybody Out There? tells the story of Dubliner Anna, the fourth of five Walsh sisters, the family readers have come to know and love in Watermelon, Rachel’s Holiday and Angels. We are also introduced to the life of the other Walsh sister Helen, who’s job as a private investigator sees her hiding in bushes and getting caught up in the Dublin criminal underworld – with hilarious consequences!

Title: Anybody Out There: Description:
'I had to go back to New York and try to find him. There was a chance he mightn't be there but I had to give it a go because there was one thing I was certain of: he wasn't here.' Anna Walsh is officially a wreck. She's covered in bandages and she's lying in her parents' Good Front Room dreaming of leaving Dublin and getting back to New York, to her friends, to the most fabulous job in the world(t) - and most of all, back to her husband, Aiden. But her family have other ideas (not to mention the usual problems that beset the Walsh sisters). And Aiden, for some reason, seems unwilling to get in touch. What happened to Anna to send her so far from all that she loves? And what happened to her marriage that her husband won't talk to her? From the Inside Flap Dubliner Anna is the fourth of five Walsh sisters who seems to have it all - gorgeous husband Aidan, an apartment in Manhattan and The Best Job In The World. So it's not surprising she doesn't want to stay for long in her parents' Good Front Room in Blackrock, where there's nothing to do but watch the antics of her sister Helen who spends most of her time hiding in bushes with binoculars trying to catch errant spouses 'at it'. Anna doesn't wait too long before heading back to her life in New York - her ridiculous mandatory work wardrobe and gut-clenching Monday Morning Meetings, the city of eight minute speeding dating, the Labradoodle and Feathery Strokers. Back in Manhattan Anna sees Aidan everywhere - walking down the street and passing by in a bus - so why won't he return her calls or emails? Meanwhile, Helen's professional life becomes weirder than fiction when she gets entangled in the Dublin criminal underworld and is charged with spying on Mrs Big and Racey O'Grady. And who is the old lady encouraging her dog to do 'his business' outside the Walsh house? And how far is Mammy Walsh willing to go to put a stop to it? One thing's for sure, when the Walsh women get together there's no telling how things will turn out… Hold onto your handbags for the new Marian Keyes! --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Title: Watermelon: Description:
This work tells a hilarious and bitter-sweet tale of baby-blues and fruitless men. The original Marian Keyes novel is back! At twenty-nine, fun-loving, good-natured Claire has everything she ever wanted: a husband she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to her first baby. James visits her in the recovery room to inform her that he's leaving her. Claire is left with a beautiful newborn daughter, a broken heart, and a body that she can hardly bear to look at in the mirror. So, in the absence of any better offers, Claire decides to go home to her family in Dublin. To her gorgeous man-eating sister Helen, her soap-watching mother, her bewildered father. And there, sheltered by the love of an (albeit quirky) family, she gets better - a lot better. In fact, so much better that when James slithers back into her life, he's in for a bit of a surprise. "A grand first novel by Irish writer Keyes is a hilarious treatise on love's roller coaster. A candid, irresistibly funny debut and perfect summertime read." - "Kirkus Reviews". "Bitter-sweet comedy." - "Express". "Marian Keyes has a talent for writing about ordinary things happening to ordinary people. But in "Watermelon", the skill with which she weaves this tangled web is extraordinary." - "Star". "Reading a new novel by Marian Keyes is like sitting at the kitchen table with your nicest, most confiding friend" - "Daily Mail". From the Publisher An hilarious and bitter-sweet tale of baby-blues and fruitless men. The original Marian Keyes novel is back! About the Author Marian Keyes:Marian Keyes has had two number 1 Sunday Times bestsellers - Sushi for Beginners and Angels. She is the celebrated author of Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, and The Other Side of the Story. She also writes short stories, monthly columns and one-offs for various magazines. She is involved with various charities - she contributed to a multi-authored book, Yeats is Dead! where all the royalties were donated to Amnesty International. She recently published a collection of her journalism, titled Under the Duvet , and donated all royalties from Irish sales to the Simon Community, a charity which works with the homeless.

Title: Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married: Description:
Lucy Sullivan is getting married, or is she? Mrs Nolan has read her tarot cards and predicted that Lucy will be walking up the aisle within the year. There is the small matter of no boyfriend, but then Lucy meets Gus and starts to wonder. Could he be the future Mr Lucy Sullivan?

Title: Anybody Out There: Description:
An excellent read, the latest novel from comedy/chicklit novelist Marian Keyes

Title: Under The Duvet: Description:
'When people ask me what I do for a crust and I tell them that I'm a novelist, they immediately assume that my life is a non-stop carousel of limos, television appearances, hair-dos, devoted fans, stalkers and all the glitzy paraphernalia of being a public figure. It's time to set the record straight. I write alone, in a darkened bedroom, wearing my PJs, eating bananas, my laptop on a pillow in front of me ...' Her novels are read and adored by millions around the world - now read Marian Keyes' collected pieces: regular bulletins from the woman under the duvet. From the Publisher "'Reading Under the Duvet' is not unlike, well, reading under the duvet. It is warm, comfortable and a little naughty..." Highbury and Islington Express --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Author Under the Duvet is an collection of various comic articles I've written for magazines and newspapers over the years - so it's not a novel! I really hope anyone who buys it knows this, so they don't end up feeling rightly swizzed! But if you do buy it I hope you'll be amused and entertained. (It's different to a novel, but just as funny. I hope.) Thanks a million Marian Keyes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Title: Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married: Description:
This work is from the bestselling author of "Watermelon". What happens when a psychic tells Lucy that she'll be married within the year? Her flatmates panic! What is going to happen to their blissful existence of eating take-out, drinking too much wine, bringing men home, and never vacuuming? Lucy reassures her friends that she's far too busy arguing with her mother and taking care of her irresponsible father to get married. And then there's the small matter of not even having a boyfriend. But then Lucy meets gorgeous, unreliable Gus. Could he be the future Mr Lucy Sullivan? Or could it be handsome Chuck? Or Daniel, the world's biggest flirt? Or even cute Jed, the new guy at work? But will she find her soulmate? "'Keyes' tale is both hilarious and suspenseful, and so warmly told it feels just like comfy girltalk with a cherished friend." - "Booklist". "Throughout, the effervescent narrative is fuelled by witty repartee; though its outcome may be predictable, its sentiments are heartfelt, and its progress is sprightly. Fans of "Bridget Jones" will be delighted." - "Publishers Weekly". "With brilliant characterisations and sparkling, witty dialogue, Marian Keyes has created an upbeat, wonderfully observed slice of what it is like to live in London, work in a dead end job and hope each Friday night that Mr Right will come along." - "Irish News". "It belongs to the smart gossip-with-girlfriends genre..." - "Financial Times". From the Publisher From the bestselling Author of The Other Side of the Story About the Author Marian Keyes:Marian Keyes has had two number 1 Sunday Times bestsellers - Sushi for Beginners and Angels. She is the celebrated author of Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, and The Other Side of the Story. She also writes short stories, monthly columns and one-offs for various magazines. She is involved with various charities - she contributed to a multi-authored book, Yeats is Dead! where all the royalties were donated to Amnesty International. She recently published a collection of her journalism, titled Under the Duvet , and donated all royalties from Irish sales to the Simon Community, a charity which works with the homeless.

Title: Marian Keyes Omnibus: Watermelon & Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married: Description:
Two Bestsellers in one volume

Title: Angels: Description:
Marian Keyes's sixth novel is a truly captivating story about marriage that's gone wrong and a sensible woman who suddenly just wants to let her hair down.

Title: Anybody Out There: Description:
'I had to go back to New York and try to find him. There was a chance he mightn't be there but I had to give it a go because there was one thing I was certain of: he wasn't here.' Anna Walsh is officially a wreck. Physically broken and emotionally shattered, she lies on her parents' Dublin sofa with only one thing on her mind: getting back to New York. New York means her best friends, The Most Fabulous Job In The World and above all, it means her husband, Aidan. But nothing in Anna's life is that simple anymore! Not only is her return to Manhattan complicated by her physical and emotional scars - but Aidan seems to have vanished. Is it time for Anna to move on? Is it even possible for her to move on? A motley group of misfits, an earth-shattering revelation, two births and one very weird wedding might help Anna find some answers - and will change her life forever. Hilarious, heartbreaking and life-affirming, Marian's unforgettable new novel is as epic as it is entertaining. From the Inside Flap Dubliner Anna is the fourth of five Walsh sisters who seems to have it all - gorgeous husband Aidan, an apartment in Manhattan and The Best Job In The World. So it's not surprising she doesn't want to stay for long in her parents' Good Front Room in Blackrock, where there's nothing to do but watch the antics of her sister Helen who spends most of her time hiding in bushes with binoculars trying to catch errant spouses 'at it'. Anna doesn't wait too long before heading back to her life in New York - her ridiculous mandatory work wardrobe and gut-clenching Monday Morning Meetings, the city of eight minute speeding dating, the Labradoodle and Feathery Strokers. Back in Manhattan Anna sees Aidan everywhere - walking down the street and passing by in a bus - so why won't he return her calls or emails? Meanwhile, Helen's professional life becomes weirder than fiction when she gets entangled in the Dublin criminal underworld and is charged with spying on Mrs Big and Racey O'Grady. And who is the old lady encouraging her dog to do 'his business' outside the Walsh house? And how far is Mammy Walsh willing to go to put a stop to it? One thing's for sure, when the Walsh women get together there's no telling how things will turn out… Hold onto your handbags for the new Marian Keyes! --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Title: Further Under The Duvet: Description:
Lift up the covers, get yourself comfortable and let Marian take you places you've never been before. Places like the Irish air-guitar championships, a shopping trip to Bloomingdales with a difference and Cannes with a chronic case of Villa-itis. Along the way you'll encounter knicker-politics, fake tans, sticky-out ears and passionate love affairs both with make-up and Toblerones. And of course, agony aunt, Mammy Walsh is on hand to solve all your problems. Hilarious and poignant, down-to-earth and moving, Marian's long-awaited second volume of journalism and previously unpublished writing is the modern woman's perfect companion. So put the kettle on, grab that Kit Kat Chunky and slide Further Under the Duvet everything else will wait. About the Author Marian Keyes is the international bestselling author of Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, Sushi for Beginners, Angels, and, most recently The Other Side of the Story a Sunday Times Number One Bestseller. She is published in nineteen different languages. A collection of her journalism, called Under the Duvet, is also available in Penguin. Marian lives in Dublin with her husband.

Title: Rachel's Holiday: Description:
Rachel Walsh is twenty-seven, infatuated with Luke, and has a drugs problem. When forcibly taken to the Cloisters, a drug rehabilitation clinic, she is outraged, not believing she is really an addict. Depressed, and missing Luke, she seeks comfort with Chris, whose past may cause further trouble. From the author of WATERMELON.