Delve into the extremely funny and wonderfully touching No. 1 bestseller about a woman who thought she had it all, from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups
'An astounding writer and chronicler of our times' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
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'Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted makeup . . .'
On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire Walsh's husband James tells her he's been having an affair and now's the right time to leave her.
Right for who exactly?
Exhausted, tearful and a tiny bit furious, Claire can't think of what to do. So she follows the instincts of all self-respecting adults in tricky situations
. . . and runs home to Mum and Dad.
But while her parents are sympathetic, Claire's younger sisters are less so. Helen wants to share the new toy (baby Kate), while Anna is too busy having out-of-her-head experiences.
So when James slips back into her life, desperate to put things right, Claire doesn't know whether to take a chance on a past she feared she'd lost forever or face an uncertain future of her own.
But is she as on her own as she really believes?
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'A warm and hilarious page turner' Good Housekeeping
'A modern fairy tale, it's full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit' Sunday Mirror
'Reading a novel by Marian Keyes is like sitting at the kitchen table with your nicest, most confiding friend' Daily Mail
'Gloriously funny' Sunday Times
'Funny but poignant' Marie Claire
'When it comes to writing page-turners that put a smile on your face and make you think, Keyes is in a class of her own' Daily Express
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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 06/07/2017
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ISBN: 9781405935135
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Length: 544 Pages
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RRP: £8.99
Reviews
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Watermelon, Marian Keyes's very first novel, tells the extremely funny and wonderfully touching tale of a woman who thought she had it all - until the day she discovers that it's all gone . . .
'Failed relationships can be describe as so much wasted makeup . . .'
On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire Walsh's husband James tells her he's been having an affair and now's the right time to leave her.
from the publisher's description
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Keyes gives popular fiction a good name
Independent on Sunday
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Full of twists and turns, with warmth and humour on every page, it doesn't disappoint
Closer
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A smart new drama from the awesome Marian Keyes
Heat
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Not only is it a great story with funny, loveable characters, it made me laugh out loud
Stylist
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Keyes manages to have you alternately blubbing and belly-laughing to the final page
Company
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One of those rare books that will swallow up your day without realising it. Romantic and uplifting it won't fail to put a smile on your face. Marian Keyes is back to her best
The Daily Express
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A modern fairy tale, it's full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit
The Sunday Mirror
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One of the 40 books to read before you're 40. Pure craic
Image
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So fresh . . . a story about a world I really recognised
Sophie White
