Discover the riotously funny, tender and touching debut from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups 'A modern fairy tale, 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 ___________ Meet Claire Walsh. On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire's husband James tells her he's been having an affair, and that now's the right time to leave her. Right for who exactly? Exhausted, tearful and a ...
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Discover the riotously funny, tender and touching debut from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups 'A modern fairy tale, 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 ___________ Meet Claire Walsh. On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire's husband James tells her he's been having an affair, and that now's the right time to leave her. Right for who exactly? Exhausted, tearful and a tiny bit furious, Claire doesn't know what to do. So she decides to go back to basics . . . and runs home to Mum and Dad. But it's not the sanctuary she'd been hoping for. Juggling her sisters' drama, her parents' pity and the demands of a baby, Claire desperately misses the way things were. So when James gets back in touch, eager to put things right, Claire faces a choice. Will she forgive and forget? Or can she find the courage to take a chance on herself, and start a life of her own? _________ 'A warm and hilarious page turner' Good Housekeeping 'Gloriously funny' Sunday Times 'Keyes is in a class of her own' Daily Express FAMOUS FANS AND WHY THEY LOVE MARIAN KEYES '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 Marian Keyes, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023 Marian Keyes' books have sold over 7 million copies in the UK [Nielsen Bookscan, April 2024]
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Claire can?t believe that the very day that she gives birth to her first child is the same day that her husband decides to leave her. What Luck! Marian Keyes pulls out all the stops in the development of the story and the characters. Claire and her husband James have been married for a few years and are living in New York. She thought things were going just great, then out of nowhere James announces that he?s fallen for someone else and is leaving their home to move in the with the other woman.
Claire is devastated and decides to move back home to her family in Ireland. Once she gets there, her parents and her sisters (there are five girls altogether ? poor Dad!) try their best to help her deal with her abandonment and pitch in to help take care of the baby ? she even has to name her baby girl without James? input. So she?s down but she?s not out and after a bout of depression in which she terrorizes her family ? she finally decides to move on with her life and she?leaves the house ? for the first time in weeks!
She meets Adam, one of her sister Helen?s college classmates who although a little older than the average college student, is still a little young for her, but he?s hot and she can?t help being drawn to him and he seems to have a fondness for her brand new baby. Claire is still heart-broken over her husband?s betrayal, but maybe she can find a way to see the good in mankind by befriending Adam. Claire discovers a lot about herself, about her marriage and finds out the truth about her husband and comes to a crossroads and makes a decision about the way she?s going to live her life and raise her daughter.
This is my first Marian Keyes novel and I was instantly swept up in Claire?s personality and the humor that?s infused in her books. I especially enjoyed listening to the battles that would go on in Claire?s head between the good vs. evil ? masterfully done. I was engrossed in every page and read it quickly and was sorry to have it end and then was so pleased to learn that there were more books in this series ? I would like the chance to get to know the Walsh sisters better and I know that I?ve found a favorite author in Marian Keyes.
