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Marian Keyes on the Walsh family

My Favourite Mistake

THE HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
‘Classic Keyes: very funny’ The Times‘Made me punch the air’ Independent‘Funny, heart-breaking and wise’ Daily Mail 
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After 20 years, high-flying PR Anna Walsh no longer loves New York. 
 Returning to Ireland will be a fresh start, she tells her family.They say: are you having a mid-life crisis? 
 Because back home, Anna can’t escape her past – the best friend she walked out on, the old flame she tried to put out. 
 Everywhere she turns, her mistakes are waiting. 
But might they just save her? 
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‘Keyes is a powerhouse. Not just a fizzy romantic comedy, but also a piece of social commentary’ Sunday Times 
‘A stellar storyteller. A beguiling blend of hijinks, heartbreak and happiness’ Mail on Sunday 
 ‘Fabulous’ The Times 
 ‘Wonderful’ Daily Mail 
 ‘Sharp and funny’ Guardian 
 ‘A literary titan’ Independent 
Readers are loving My Favourite Mistake 
‘I was absolutely overjoyed to be able to read and review this book and I left abandoned housework, children and much more behind as I indulged myself with this book. I literally did not want to put it down at all’ ***** Reader Review 
 
‘OMG it’s good to have these lovely characters back!’ ***** Reader Review 
‘The most magical of storytellers has done it again, the world would be a far sadder place without Marian Keyes’ ***** Reader Review 
‘it was engaging, funny, sad and everything in between with that wonderful familiarity certain book characters just have – brilliant’ ***** Reader Review 
 
Marian Keyes, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024 (UK) 
Marian Keyes, Number 1 bestseller, Republic of Ireland and Number 1 bestseller, South Africa [Nielsen Bookscan, April 2024]

Classic Keyes: owl-wise, oven-warm and very funny. Fabulous

Keyes is a powerhouse. My Favourite Mistake is not just a fizzy romantic comedy, but also a piece of social commentary. Her protagonist’s voice is crystal cut with observations about gentrification, sexism and an economic system that tells women they are nothing without expensive serums and Peloton machines

What heaven . . . wish it could go on forever

Warmhearted and deftly plotted page-turner. A celebration of kindness: that of family and friends

Keyes’s prose whisks you through her tales — she has an instantly endearing turn of phrase and an acute sense of comic timing

You are all in for a treat. My Favourite Mistake is by turns hilarious and heart-breaking, with a very satisfying mystery at the heart of it too

The biggest treat. I've laughed, I've blushed and I've cried. How does Marian do it? Just a beautiful, hopeful story

Explodes with joyful humanity on every page

Funny, warm, pacy, honest and outrageous

Much to love . . . eye-wateringly comical. Will win something . . . long overdue in snootier literary quarters: respect

Keyes at her best: the warmth, the laugh-out-loud humour, the compulsive readability, and the compassionate, feminist lens onto the interior lives of women and the pressures that society places upon them

I raced through My Favourite Mistake. I was pulled in by the story, held by the authenticity of the characters and so seen by Marian’s portrayal of women in all their complex flaws. Her total lack of sentimentality and sharp humour sealed the deal. How lucky we are to have Marian Keyes! This a fantastic book. Hugely entertaining, moving, hilarious and just so refreshingly honest on women in middle age. I adored it

A beguiling blend of hijinks, heartbreak and happiness

My Favourite Mistake is brilliant – the characters are so brutally honest, vulnerable, funny and flawed. I loved it

We love Marian for her humour, relatable style and wisdom - all of which are present here. A big-hearted read full of big feelings

Funny, heart-breaking and wise. Adored it

A great, big mystery romance that will make you laugh on every page. A marvel

Furiously funny and stealthily profound. There’s so much depth, but reading it made me feel happier and lighter than I have in ages – it’s sexy, smart, wise, touching and fun

Matching trauma with humour is Keyes’s trademark. She is so good at upping the tension in will they/won’t they scenarios, keeping the characterisation rich and the jokes frequent. She somehow keeps it both light and intensely important at the same time

A joyous read from start to finish

A new Marian Keyes book is always something to savour, especially when it features the Walshes. Hilarious, warm and very moving

A gorgeous, gorgeous novel - devastating and hilarious in turn, warm and wise and full of surprises and welcome familiar faces. Marian Keyes at her inimitable best

A big-hearted read full of big feelings, humour, relatable style and life-affirming wisdom. We'd expect nothing less from this much-loved writer'

A new Marian Keyes novel is always a special treat, especially when we are reunited with the Walsh family

No one does the minutiae of life like Keyes

Profoundly in touch with sadness and vulnerability. If there's a message, it's that we must forgive one another for past mistakes and be less brutal towards our lost, scatty younger selves

No one writes about messy, imperfect lives as well as Keyes

Good Housekeeping, Best books to take on holiday 2024

Another classic read from Marian Keyes – we loved!

Brims with all the author’s skill and laughout-loud humour

Wonderfully warm and funny look at midlife love

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No other author marries heartbreak and hilarity so seamlessly

Her particular gift is the ability to settle the reader into a comfortable seat, then carry them to the darkest places; to make serious things funny - and moving

Sensitive, funny, wonderful, immensely touching

Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy

Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!

Warm, witty and wise - a joy to read

Marian Keyes is a phenomenon. The multimillion copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved, genre-defying novels of the past thirty years – including Rachel’s Holiday, Anybody Out There and Grown Ups – has millions of devoted readers around the world. 
 
In addition to her fifteen previous novels, Marian has also written three collections of journalism, upon which hit BBC Radio 4 show Between Ourselves was based. Marian co-hosts the popular show Now You’re Asking with actress Tara Flynn for BBC Radio 4. In 2022, she was named the British Book Awards Author of the Year. 
 
Marian lives in Dublin. My Favourite Mistake is her sixteenth novel.

Anna had a dream life - according to everybody else. 
She lived in New York, had a long-term boyfriend, and had The Best Job In The World working as a highly successful beauty PR. 
So why did she decide to take a flamethrower to the lot? 
Because now she's back Dublin, living with her parents. She's undeniably forty-eight, with no partner, no job, and no direction. 
Anna's lost her purpose. She needs a new challenge to help her fall back in love with life again. 
When an opportunity arises to solve a PR crisis in the tiny town of Maumtully, Anna leaps at the chance. 
But will the appearance of an old love interest derail her plans?

British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022

Anybody Out There

Discover the warm, witty and compelling story of a woman trying to get her life back on track, from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups and Again, Rachel 
 
'Searingly insightful, Keyes finds lightness in the darkest and most violent of emotions' Independent 
'High quality entertainment' Marie Claire 
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Meet Anna Walsh. 
 
Lying in her parents' Good Front Room, covered in bandages, Anna dreams of leaving Dublin and returning to her beloved New York. 
 
To her home. To her job. And most of all to her husband Aidan. 
 
Unfortunately, her family have other ideas. She's staying put. And Aidan? He's refusing to even take her calls. 
 
The last thing Anna wants is to think about how she ended up in this mess. But with nothing else to do, she's forced to ask herself why she's thousands of miles from the life she loves. 
 
Where did it all go wrong? And can she fix it, before it's too late? 
 
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'A wonderful, subtle, hilarious and highly sophisticated novel' Evening Standard 
 
'Richly enjoyable' Daily Telegraph 
 
LOVE FOR MARIAN KEYES: 
 
'Marian's writing is the truth. With big laughs' Dawn French 
'Will make you laugh and make you cry, but will also reveal the truth of who you really are' Louise O'Neill 
'Keyes weaves the joy and pain of life in a unique and magical way' Cathy Rentzenbrink 
'One of the most honest writers writing today' Pandora Sykes 
'Compassionate, tender, incisive writing' Lucy Foley 
'Her talent for tackling serious issues with such humanity and wit is balm for the soul' Nigella Lawson

Searingly insightful, and Keyes finds lightness in the darkest and most violent of emotions

It will break your heart and nourish your soul...No one can evoke deep feeling with such a light touch as Marian Keyes

Has all of Keyes's trademark wit, humour and whip-smart dialogue

Funny, heartbreaking and achingly real

No author marries heartbreak and hilarity so seamlessly

Funny, tender and completely absorbing

Charming, funny and poignant. But also profound, heartbreaking

Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy

Meet Anna Walsh. 
 
Lying in her parents' Good Front Room, covered in bandages, Anna dreams of leaving Dublin and returning to her beloved New York. 
 
To her home. To her job. And most of all to her husband Aidan. 
 
Unfortunately, her family have other ideas. She's staying put. And Aidan? He's refusing to even take her calls. 
 
The last thing Anna wants is to think about how she ended up in this mess. But with nothing else to do, she's forced to ask herself why she's thousands of miles from the life she loves. 
 
Where did it all go wrong? And can she fix it, before it's too late?

Again, Rachel

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT 
 
EVERY GENERATION HAS ONE GREAT LOVE STORY. 
THIS IS OURS. 
 
'Beautifully written. Clever, lively, funny, compelling' NINA STIBBE 
'Marian's most moving, emotive and brilliantly written book yet' 5***** READER REVIEW 
'Funny, heartbreaking, achingly real. Gorgeous. I absolutely loved it' JANE FALLON 
'A clever and insightful writer. My favourite' LORRAINE KELLY 
'Beautifully written, funny, heart-breaking and always wise. A proper treat' DAILY MAIL 
'I laughed, I cried, I obsessed. Wonderful' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
**THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022** 
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Losing the love of your life once is tragic. TWICE looks like carelessness . . . 
 
Rachel Walsh is a survivor: she survived rehab and the loss of her greatest love. 
 
These days everything in her life is good - good job, good dog, very good boyfriend. Then Luke - her ex of six years - shows up. 
 
Suddenly she's fragile and falling. 
 
They ended badly and neither can speak of the secret hurt which drove them apart. 
 
But is it fear of what happened? Or what might happen next? 
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'An entertaining, growingly poignant contemporary tale' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'No other author marries heartbreak and hilarity so seamlessly' MAIL ON SUNDAY 
 
'Marian's mastery of story and character is as impressive as ever' HEAT 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' 
 
Why readers LOVE Again, Rachel! 
 
'Again, Rachel has all the ingredients that make Marian's books so uniquely special - warmth, humour, sadness and depth. It's absolutely perfect' 5* Reader Review 
 
'Marian Keyes is just the most talented writer. I adore her, and this book is a pinnacle. It left me sobbing with its beauty, and minutes later laughing out loud at the wit and wry humour of the deeply flawed and deeply human characters' 5* Reader Review 
 
'I devoured this book and lost myself in the characters that Marian makes so accessible, easy to identify with and so perfectly flawed' 5* Reader Review 
 
'I'm going to have to read it again because I can't bear to leave the characters behind. Wonderful!' 5* Reader Review 
 
Again Rachel: Sunday Times bestseller May 2023

Again, Rachel has all of Keyes's trademark wit, humour and whip-smart dialogue, but it's also a novel teeming with compassion and redemption

Perceptive, hilarious and moving, it's a captivating roller coaster of a read and it's a joy to be reunited with Rachel and the rest of the Walsh clan.

Again, Rachel is fabulous. Beautifully written, pure 5-star Keyes - clever, lively, funny, compelling

Funny, heartbreaking, achingly real - Keyes has done it again. Gorgeous. I absolutely loved it

It will break your heart and nourish your soul . . . No one can evoke deep feeling with such a light touch as Marian Keyes. She brings her characters to life with Dickensian brio. I think it might be her finest novel yet

It's excellent and it's everything. Funny, gorgeous, but a painful, powerful story about addiction, emotions and humanity. Exquisite

A sequel worth the wait . . This garrulous, fast-paced read offers the joy of a reunion with not just Rachel, but the rambunctious Walsh clan. An entertaining, growingly poignant contemporary tale

Addictive . . . Marian's mastery of story and character is as impressive as ever, and the whole thing rings totally true from start to finish

This new novel is like slipping into a warm, bubbly bath

It's beautifully written, funny, heart-breaking and always wise. I was so happy to be reunited with this iconic protagonist and her fabulous family - a proper treat

Utterly brilliant, wise and funny. So fabulous. I adore it

Her particular gift is the ability to settle the reader into a comfortable seat, then carry them to the darkest places; to make serious things funny - and moving. She handles with intelligence and humour the issues that the question of long-term addiction recovery throws up

A smashing sequel. Keyes delivers punchy home truths with wit and charm as we revisit her best-loved heroine. There is a real genius to the way Keyes brings deep, awful truths to the surface. Keyes has mastered the art of writing books that read like treats, but turn out to be good for you

You'll devour this unputdownable tale

Wise and witty, this is destined to be as successful as its forerunner

A welcome return for Keyes' messy heroine. In Rachel, Keyes has created a character that takes her readers through the rough and the smooth - and we are more than happy to go along for the ride

Warm-hearted, witty and fearless in the face of life's sorrows, Again, Rachel is a celebration of the enduring power of love

Brilliant. Truly wonderful. Like sinking into a deep, luxurious, bubble bath. Sharply observed, this big-hearted book has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and is a treat of a novel

Keyes has always been an excellent storyteller but here she is at the peak of her powers, her writing even more honest and vulnerable than usual. A profound and smart book that will be enjoyed by die-hard fans and new readers alike. And Luke Costello is sexier than ever.

Assured, wise and witty with superb observational detail, reading Marian Keyes is like being cradled in safe arms. This book is destined to be as successful as its forerunner

Bereavement, grief, addiction, family, fun, humour, love, romance. It's all there

There's a wisdom to Marian Keyes' iconic Rachel

Keyes is an exceptional storyteller and her ability to blend comedy, high drama and emotional depth is second to none. Empathetic, insightful, romantic and witty, Again, Rachel is again a delight from start to finish.

Again, Rachel is a tour de force. A fearless novel about loving and losing and hoping. It's perfection

A brilliant reminder of just how comforting it can be to return to characters that once captured our hearts.

Set to be one of the biggest books of the year

Joyful, wise, empathetic, funny, sexy, and so thoughtful on addiction, too

Darkly comic . . . Just as tender, heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny as her first outing

Again, Rachel is like a six hundred page hug and is Marian Keyes at her hilarious yet heartbreaking best

I loved Again, Rachel. Such a beautiful, wise, powerful book

Rachel somehow helps us all to find our better, truer selves. I've still got 100 pages to go, but part of me wishes it was 1,000

Keyes is a giant of Irish writing who has not so much defined a genre, as she has created it

Perceptive, hilarious and deeply moving, this is a wise and insightful look at modern life

Switch the phone to silent, banish all distractions: it's time for a book binge

Fabulous. I loved becoming reacquainted with the Walsh family

A masterclass in creating the perfect follow-up story . . . This sequel shone

Included in 'Best Paperbacks of April 2023'

There aren't many books that come along . . . where on one page you can be laughing hysterically, and then you turn the page and you're nearly in tears for the opposite reason. This is that book. Beautifully told. Loads of warmth, loads of humour.

She is a genius stylist. Her characters are so vivid, her situations feel so real and authentic. This is my favourite book of hers.

There's light and dark in all Keyes' novels, equal measures of hilarity and heartbreak

Messy, tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort out our lives at all

A novel that is warm and witty but never afraid to tackle the big stuff

Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs, too

There should be a word to describe the sadness and satisfaction you feel when you read the last page of a Marian Keyes novel: the ending is perfect but you still want more, more, more

Charming, funny and poignant. But also profound, heartbreaking

Funny, thought-provoking and will get you right in the feels

Marian Keyes's gift for storytelling is utterly magnificent

Rachel Walsh is back with a bang. Wickedly shrewd and fun

A clever and insightful writer. My favourite

Back in the long ago nineties, Rachel Walsh was a mess. 
 
But a spell in rehab transformed everything. Life became very good, very quickly. These days, Rachel has love, family, a great job as an addiction counsellor, she even gardens. Her only bad habit is a fondness for expensive trainers. 
 
But with the sudden reappearance of a man she'd once loved, her life wobbles. 
 
She'd thought she was settled. Fixed forever. Is she about to discover that no matter what our age, everything can change? 
 
Is it time to think again, Rachel?

Rachel's Holiday

A MUST-READ FOR FANS OLD AND NEW, THIS STUNNING 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION IS THE PERFECT WAY TO REDISCOVER THE 1.5 MILLION COPY, NO. 1 BESTSELLING PHENOMENON 
 
'Fleet-footed, bracingly honest, funny, sexy, heart-breaking' JOJO MOYES 
'A huge international phenomenon' BBC RADIO 4 BOOKCLUB 
'Irresistible. Pitch-perfect, bitingly funny' DAISY BUCHANAN 
'The voice of a generation' DAILY MIRROR 
'Extraordinary' IAN RANKIN 
'A true modern classic' NINA STIBBE 
 
FEATURING INTRODUCTIONS FROM LISA TADDEO, DAVID NICHOLLS, NINA STIBBE AND MORE 
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Meet Rachel Walsh. 
 
She's been living it up in New York City, spending her nights talking her way into glamorous parties before heading home in the early hours to her adoring boyfriend, Luke. 
 
But her sensible older sister showing up and sending her off to actual rehab wasn't quite part of her plan. 
 
She's only agreed to her incarceration because she's heard that rehab is wall-to-wall jacuzzis, spa treatments and celebrities going cold turkey - plus it's about time she had a holiday. 
 
Saying goodbye to fun and freedom will be hard - and losing the man who might just be the love of her life will be even harder. 
 
But will hitting rock bottom help Rachel learn to love herself, at last? 
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Find out what's next for Rachel in the deliciously dark and fantastically funny sequel Again, Rachel - AVAILABLE NOW 
 
FAMOUS FANS AND WHY THEY LOVE RACHEL'S HOLIDAY 
 
'Marian's writing is the truth. With big laughs' Dawn French 
'A giant of Irish writing' Naoise Dolan 
'Will make you laugh and make you cry, but will also reveal the truth of who you really are' Louise O'Neill 
'Keyes weaves the joy and pain of life in a unique and magical way' Cathy Rentzenbrink 
'One of the most honest writers writing today' Pandora Sykes 
'Compassionate, tender, incisive writing' Lucy Foley 
'Her talent for tackling serious issues with such humanity and wit is balm for the soul' Nigella Lawson 
'Marian Keyes is a brilliant writer. No one is better at making terrifically funny jokes while telling such important, perceptive and agonizing stories of the heart. She is a genius' Sali Hughes 
'Irresistible, profound. Keyes's comic gift is always evident' Independent 
'Joyful. Keyes' clever way with words and extraordinary wit. People stared at me as I laughed to myself' C.L. Taylor 
'A born storyteller' Independent on Sunday 
 
 
Rachel's Holiday has sold 1.5 million copies across physical and eBook since publication [Book Scan, 2021] 
Marian Keyes, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

Keyes has given us another rollicking good read, guarantee to make you snort into your cocktail

One of the funniest novels I've ever read

'How did it end up like this? Twenty-seven, unemployed, mistaken for a drug addict, in a treatment centre in the back arse of nowhere with an empty Valium bottle in my knickers . . .' 
 
Meet Rachel Walsh. She has a pair of size 8 feet and such a fondness for recreational drugs that her family has forked out the cash for a spell in Cloisters - Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. She's only agreed to her incarceration because she's heard that rehab is wall-to-wall jacuzzis, gymnasiums and rock stars going tepid turkey - and it's about time she had a holiday. 
 
But what Rachel doesn't count on are the toe-curling embarrassments heaped on her by family and group therapy, the dearth of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll - and missing Luke, her ex. What kind of a new start in life is this?

An absorbing page-turner from Sunday Times bestselling author Marian Keyes

Grown Ups

Fed up of being a grown up? Get away from it all with the No. 1 bestseller from Marian Keyes 
 
 'Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!' GRAHAM NORTON 
 'SUCH a treat. Like reading the cleverest cream cake of words' CAITLIN MORAN 
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 MEET JESSIE, CARA AND NELL. 
 
Married to brothers Johnny, Ed and Liam Casey. 
 
Three very different women tied to three very different men. 
 
Every family occasion is a party - until the day the secrets spill out. 
 
PLAYTIME IS OVER. 
 
BUT WHERE ARE THE GROWN-UPS? 
 
This book has been printed with four different colour designs: blue, green, pink and orange. Covers are assigned to orders at random so we are unable to accept specific requests. 
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 'Comic, convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs, too' GUARDIAN 
 
 'Hilarious, alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking. I loved everything about it' DAILY MAIL 
 
 'You may have written the best book of your career' CHRIS EVANS, VIRGIN RADIO 
 
 'Superb. Warm-hearted, wise and highly entertaining' OBSERVER 
 
 'Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy' STYLIST 
 
 'I loved every word. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come' LIANE MORIARTY, bestselling author of Big Little Lies 
 
 'Messy, tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort our lives out at all' JOJO MOYES, bestselling author of Me Before You 
 
 'Her best yet. Charming, funny and poignant, but also profound, heartbreaking' NINA STIBBE, bestselling author of Reasons to be Cheerful 
 
Sunday Times bestseller April 2023

Comic, convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs, too

I loved every word of Grown Ups. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come. There should be a word to describe the sadness and satisfaction you feel when you read the last page of a Marian Keyes novel: the ending is perfect but you still want more, more, more

I LOVED Grown Ups so much. It's SUCH a treat. I felt like I was rolling in PURE JOY throughout. The cleverest cream cake of words

You may have written the best book of your career

Funny and moving, with an acute eye for family foibles

Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the John Rebus thrillers

It is charming, funny and poignant. But also profound, heartbreaking. If you already love Marian, this is her best yet. If you haven't read her, this is the one

Marian Keyes shows superb skill at tackling tough themes in this tale of a clan with secrets. Grown Ups is a warm-hearted, wise and highly entertaining portrayal of how families behave; and of the love and tolerance required to sustain our closest relationships

Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy.

A brilliant bunch of flawed individuals, all battling to understand themselves and those around them. Definitely worth devouring this year! What a treat

Marian's chatty style pulls readers in with warmth, wit and high drama

Grown Ups is big-hearted and entertaining, dark, funny and hugely empathetic

Keyes is so ambitious, funny and compassionate it's no wonder so many adore her writing

Her most ambitious work. Delightful, bursting with wit and compassion

Keyes's latest novel might just be her greatest . . . Subtle, sophisticated storytelling

This beauty of a book just took the crown as my new favourite Marian Keyes novel (and that is a HIGH bar). It's tender, hilarious, important, with characters who feel as real as your own family by the time you're done. I put it down and felt bereft

A book that will make you laugh out loud, get choked up, and be very annoyed when you get to the end and have to say goodbye to all these characters. Marian's storytelling skills make you care deeply about each and every one of them

THIS BOOK. Reader, I LOVED it. Funny &amp; thoughtful &amp; such brilliantly drawn characters I am genuinely bereft that my time with them is over. And it tackles some REALLY important issues with immense sensitivity &amp; insight

Rejoice! Marian's back with her best book yet! An absolutely brilliant story with a very powerful emotional punch

At times heart-warming, at other times heartbreaking . . . This highly entertaining book is frustratingly hard to put down and can be easily devoured over a weekend

A new book from the witty Irish novelist. When Cara Casey suffers concussion, she starts spilling the secrets of her glamorous, talented family. All is not as it seems

Sensitive, funny, wonderful, immensely touching

Immersive... I absolutely loved it!

Grown Ups is perfection. Smart, dark, layered. Her best yet!

Marian Keyes's gift for storytelling is utterly magnificent. I feel like I've met every single character in this book. I may even be a character in this book. Nobody nails chaotic families like Marian

She's only gone and done it again! I love Marian Keyes' books with a passion and now she's got a fabulous new one on the way! Brilliant as ever

It's a page-turner you won't be able to put down

Marian Keyes manages to wrap family dynamics, female angst, good jokes and serious stuff into a really appealing form

Marian Keyes is back with a witty and dramatic story about the Caseys, a family who seem perfect on the surface but hold some big secrets between them. When one of them starts to spill the truth after suffering concussion, things start to unravel in hilarious ways

This has the ingredients of the best of Keyes: great characters, laughs and poignancy. Keyes brilliantly captures that feeling of never quite being a grown-up, no matter your age

We've heard whispers that this could be the much-loved author's best novel yet

The irresistible tale of an enviably glamorous family forced to confront itself

Tackling the realities of modern-day consumerism, Keyes' new book Grown Ups is the story of three brothers and their families written with her usual deft mix of witty storytelling and delicate touchpoint topics. It's brilliant so read it

The queen of the classy comfort read returns with this warm, wise and witty family saga which asks what really lies behind the happiest of facades

A family drama, where a concussion causes a spilling of secrets with amusing results

A new Keyes is always cause for celebration. The wit and warmth of her words in her 14th novel tell the story of the Caseys, a supposedly perfect family, torn apart by a careless remark at a birthday party

Marian Keyes is back and all is right with the world. No one mixes humour and heartbreak quite like Marian

The latest novel from the beloved Irish author, Grown Ups delves into the Casey family whose secrets start to spill after one member gets concussed

Evening Standard, Books to look forward to in 2020

Grown Ups is big-hearted and entertaining, a dark, funny and empathetic exploration of a dysfunctional family and the loving ties that bind them together

A new novel by Marian Keyes is always cause for celebration, and this latest is a corker. By the end you'll definitely feel part of the family

No one knows better than Marian Keyes what it's like trying to be a grown up in modern Ireland. Keyes is on top form as ever, and this delightful book will warm those cold winter bones

Smart, savvy and very funny, Keyes takes the pulse of the nation while simultaneously tickling its funny bone

Promises themes of love and family, all bound together with Keyes' trademark humour

Bursting with wit and compassion. Grown ups is as alive, complicated and chaotic as any real-life family, evoking extraordinary tenderness, pain and humour.

The queen of fiction has launched another blockbuster. I couldn't put this book down

Chuck envy, illicit passion and financial pressures into the pot and soon this carefully constructed broth is simmering to the boil

Funny, clever and hilarious and the rest, an epic tale of an epic family, the Caseys

A wonderful story, filled with heartbreak, empathy and Keyes's trademark humour . . . You'll laugh, cry, and might even have your heart broken, but it's definitely worth it

A fabulous account of family and secrets, calling into question how civilised and "grown up" any of us actually are

A fabulous account of family and secrets

Marian Keyes nails the zeitgeist while handling a huge cast of characters with aplomb

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Praise for Watermelon

Praise for Marian Keyes

There should be a word to describe the sadness and satisfaction you feel when you read the last page of a Marian Keyes novel: the ending is perfect but you still want more, more, more

Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!

Praise for Marian Keyes

There should be a word to describe the sadness and satisfaction you feel when you read the last page of a Marian Keyes novel: the ending is perfect but you still want more, more, more

Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!

Praise for Marian Keyes

There should be a word to describe the sadness and satisfaction you feel when you read the last page of a Marian Keyes novel: the ending is perfect but you still want more, more, more

Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!

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