Marian Keyes

Manhattanilta Maumtullyyn koska hormonit käskivät niin!Hersyvän hauska ja riipaisevan koskettava romaani naisesta, jonka elämän esivaihdevuodet mullistavat - vai oliko se rakkaus?Marian Keyes -fanien rakastamaan Walshin perheeseen kuuluva Anna on elänyt unelmaansa New Yorkissa jo 20 vuotta. Ihana mies, työ ja asunto. Kukapa sellaista ei haluaisi? Mutta niinpä vain käy, että pian Anna huomaa eronneensa, irtisanoutuneensa ja hylänneensä rakkaat korkkarinsa muuttaakseen takaisin kotiseudulle Irlantiin. Vanhat ystävät tarvitsevat Annan apua ylellisen lomakohteen perustamisessa - hanke jota paikalliset vastustavat henkeen ja vereen. Pahimpana kantona kaskessa on tietenkin Annan vanha poikaystävä Joey Armstrong. Koska jotkut virheet ovat luotuja toistettaviksi.Irlantilainen Marian Keyes (s.1963) kirjoittaa elämänmakuisia romaaneja, joissa kerrotaan humoristisesti ja koskettavasti siitä, millaista on olla nainen. Keyes käsittelee komedian kautta synkkiäkin aiheita kuten depressiota, riippuvuutta tai sairauksia. Feministiksi julistautunut Keyes on vakaasti sitä mieltä, että huulipuna ja korkokengät eivät tee naisesta idioottia.

Muodista, miehistä, matkoista... elämästä.Peiton alla on kokoelma rakastetun kirjailijan kolumneja ja lyhyitä kertomuksia, joissa liikutaan intohimoisen kenkien keräilijän säilytysongelmista rehelliseen kuvaukseen omasta alkoholismista.Keyesin romaaneihin ihastuneita ilahduttavat varsinkin kirjailijauran alkuaikojen muistelut ja kertomukset siitä, kuinka hänen ensimmäiset kirjansa ovat syntyneet.

Terävä, hauska ja suloinen kirja onnellisuuden etsimisestä.Lisa Edwards, menestynyt ja kovanahkainen aikakauslehden toimittaja, joutuu muuttamaan Lontoosta Dubliniin uuden Colleen-lehden vetäjäksi. Jollei hänen pomonsa Jack Devine olisi niin kiinnostava, hän saattaisi kääntyä kannoillaan ja lentää ensimmäisellä koneella takaisin Lontooseen. Mutta Lisa ei ole tottunut antamaan periksi, vaikka mieli tekisi.Colleenin toimittajalla Ashling Kennedyllä on omat ongelmansa. Itse asiassa hän on melkoinen murehtimisen maailmanmestari ja on aina ollut täysin vakuuttunut siitä, että hänen elämässään asiat eivät ole kohdallaan. Pulmana ei ole vain se, että hänellä on liikaa käsilaukkuja mutta ei vyötäröä eikä poikaystävää, vaan se, että jotain puuttuu hänen sisimmästään. Hän kadehtii yli kaiken vanhinta ystäväänsä Clodagh Kellyä - ja aika hyvästä syystä.Clodagh, joka tunnetaan myös nimellä Prinsessa, on aina saanut kaiken, mitä on halunnut. Hän asuu linnassa, on naimisissa prinssinsä kanssa ja on kahden kauniin lapsen äiti. Mutta miksi ihmeessä hänellä on viime aikoina ollut pakottava tarve suudella sammakkoa? Tai mennä sammakon kanssa sänkyyn, jos totta puhutaan...

The fast lane is much too slow for Rachel Walsh. And Manhattan is the perfect place for a young Irish female to overdo everything. But Rachel's love of a good time is about to land her in the emergency room. It will also cost her a job and the boyfriend she adores.When her loving family hustles her back home and checks her into Ireland's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic, Rachel is hopeful. Perhaps it will be lovely--spa treatments, celebrities, that kind of thing. Instead, she finds a lot of group therapy, which leads her, against her will, to some important self-knowledge. She will also find something that all women like herself fear: a man who might actually be good for her.

Det var ille nok at min elskede James dumpet meg rett etter at jeg hadde født hans barn. Men å vrake meg for en hurpe som ikke engang er tynn, var virkelig å strø salt i fødselssårene! Men stakk gjorde han, den slasken. Og der satt jeg igjen med et hylende spedbarn, brustent hjerte, vrengt livmor og en kropp som en VANNMELON. Så jeg dro hjem til familien min for å sørge i fred. Og sørge, det gjorde jeg. En stund. Men så begynte hjernecellene å våkne. Hvorfor skulle jeg la den fordømte svikeren vinne? Hadde ikke jeg også rett til et lykkelig liv, kanskje? Så da James plutselig dukket opp igjen, fikk han sitt livs sjokk.

Anna er den fjerde søsteren i den beryktede Walsh-familien. Etter å ha blitt skadet i en ulykke, reiser hun hjem til foreldrene i Dublin, der hun blir pleiet etter alle kunstens regler. Likevel lengter hun tilbake til New York, til den koselige leiligheten, den glamorøse PR-jobben, og ikke minst savner hun sin elskede Aidan.Men sjokket blir stort når hun kommer hjem til en tom leilighet. Aidan har rett og slett forsvunnet! Anna bestemmer seg for å gjøre alt hun kan for å finne ham igjen, selv om det skulle dukke opp ubehagelige overraskelser underveis …

Stella Sweeney har tilbrakt et herlig år i New York. Hun har gjort suksess med selvhjelpsboken sin og deltatt i talkshows over hele USA. Nå er hun tilbake i Dublin og møter hverdagen med et brak. Er dette straffen for å ha levd ut den amerikanske drømmen, eller skyldes det katastrofen som rammet henne så brått og brutalt? "Keyes er i en klasse for seg." Daily Express

Husker du den eksentriske familien Walsh?De fire eldste søstrene har fått hver sin historie – nå er det Helens tur.33 år gamle Helen Walsh har aldri klart å holde på en jobb. Nå er hun privatdetektiv, men en blakk og hjemløs sådan. Derfor må hun flytte hjem til foreldrene til hun får livet på rett kjøl igjen. Enda mamma og pappa truer med å selge huset og dra på cruise til Karibia.Endelig får Helen et nytt oppdrag: å finne den savnede Wayne Diffney, tidligere medlem av boybandet Laddz. Han forsvant sporløst og plutselig, rett før gjenforeningskonserten, og må finnes for enhver pris. Selv om oppdragsgiveren er Helens sjarmerende, men upålitelige eks, er det gode penger å tjene, og gode muligheter til å benytte seg av lyssky undersøkelsesmetoder.

Discover the seriously funny, stunningly written novel about one woman's attempts to put her past behind her, from the author of 2023 No. 1 bestseller AGAIN RACHEL'A brilliant, unusual, brave book . Confirms Keyes's place as one of our finest writers' JOJO MOYES_________Meet Helen Walsh.Wasp-tongued private investigator Helen doesn't believe in love, fear or hot drinks.But when a missing persons case takes her into the dark, glamorous world of her dodgy ex, Jay Parker, she is drawn away from Artie Devlin, her distinctly unglamorous detective boyfriend.This isn't good news for Helen.For Jay's fame-hungry world is one of smoke and mirrors, and Helen is no longer sure what she's doing, or quite why she's doing it...To save herself from the brink, she'll have to start believing in something - and fast.But will it be fear? Or love?Love the Walsh sisters? Don't miss out on the eagerly awaited sequel to Rachel's Holiday: AGAIN, RACHEL . . ._________'Zips along with engaging characters, fabulous plotting and spot-on dialogue. Marian Keyes: what a genius' Daily Mail'Gut-bustingly funny' Independent on SundayFAMOUS 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

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***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 STIBBEFEATURING INTRODUCTIONS FROM LISA TADDEO, DAVID NICHOLLS, NINA STIBBE AND MORE___________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?_________Find out what's next for Rachel in the EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT from the deliciously dark and fantastically funny sequel Again, Rachel - AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOWFAMOUS 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

A wry and life-affirming tale-and the Irish literary star's latest New York Times bestseller. Marian Keyes's inimitable blend of rollicking humor, effervescent prose, and captivating stories that deal with real-life issues have won readers around the globe. Reminiscent of the blockbuster movie Love, Actually, her new novel The Brightest Star in the Sky, features seven neighbors whose lives become entangled when a sassy and prescient spirit descends on 66 Star Street to radically transform at least one person's life in the Dublin town house. With the comic appeal of Nick Hornby's novels and delicious drama akin to Jane Green, The Brightest Star in the Sky will keep readers guessing, laughing, gasping, and in tears until the very last page.

Bestselling author Marian Keyes has delighted readers with the lives, loves, and foibles of the irrepressible Walsh sisters and their eccentric mammy. In this Life in the Big Apple is perfect for Anna. She has the best job in the world, a lovely apartment, and great friends. Then one morning, she wakes up in her mammy's house in Dublin with stitches in her face, a dislocated knee, hands smashed up, and no memory at all of what happened. As soon as she's able, Anna's flying back to Manhattan, mystified but determined to find out how her life turned upside down. As her past slowly begins coming back to her, she sets out on an outrageous quest--involving lilies, psychics, mediums, and anyone who can point her in the right direction. Marrying life's darker bits with wild humor and tender wit, Anybody Out There? is a strange and wonderfully charming look at love here and ever after.

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?