New Releases by Marian Keyes

The hilarious, heartwarming new novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes. Anna has just lost her taste for the Big Apple . . . Anna has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn''t want all that? Anna, it turns out. Turning a minor mid-life crisis into a major life event , she switches the skyscrapers of Manhattan for the tiny Irish town of Maumtully (population 1,217), helping old friends Brigit and Colm set up a luxury coastal retreat. Tougher than it sounds. Newsflash: the locals hate the idea. So much so, there have been threats—and violence. Anna, however, worked in the beauty industry. There''s no ugliness she hasn''t seen. No wrinkle she can''t smooth over. There''s just one fly in the ointment: old flame Joey Armstrong. He''s going to be her wingman. Never mind their checkered history. Never mind what might have been. Because no matter how far you go, your mistakes will still be waiting for you. Praise for Marian Keyes "Keyes is the real thing." —The Globe and Mail "Everything this woman touches turns to comic gold." —Cosmopolitan "Mercilessly funny." —The Times (UK) "Clever, hilarious. . . . Gloriously funny." —Sunday Times "Turn[s] out page-turner after page-turner." —ELLE Canada “Hands down the funniest writer in the business.” —The Irish Times “Marian Keyes''s novels are warm, witty and wise. Even when she''s writing about hard-hitting subjects like divorce, depression or alcoholism, she''s never preachy or pious.” —The Independent

Detta är en oemotståndlig, knivskarp och underhållande roman men också en mörk och omskakande berättelse om en man, en förtjusande sådan, som ska gifta sig med sin utvalda, och som har lämnat en rad försmådda, förbrukade och förnedrade kvinnor efter sig. Men dessa kvinnor har fått nog. De beslutar sig för att sätta stoppa för hans hänsynslösa framfart. Frågan är om de fyra kvinnorna tillsammans är starka nog att förhindra den stundande katastrofen.

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 2023 THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IN 2023! 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 ''Rachel and Luke''s relationship is one of the best ever written'' 5***** READER REVIEW ''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** ______ 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? ______ ''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

Com este romance engraçadíssimo e irreverente, a autora irlandesa Marian Keyes conquistou milhares de leitores no Brasil e no mundo. Melancia é sobre sobrevivência e a arte de manter o bom humor mesmo diante das circunstâncias mais adversas. Com 29 anos, uma filha recém-nascida e um marido que acabou de confessar um caso com a vizinha, Claire Walsh se resume a um coração partido e um corpo inteiramente redondo, aparentando uma melancia. Não tendo nada melhor em vista, ela volta a morar com sua excêntrica família. Depois de muitos dias em depressão, Claire decide avaliar os prós e contras do casamento, e começa a se sentir bem melhor. É justamente nesse momento que James, seu ex-marido, reaparece. Claire irá recebê-lo, mas lhe reservará uma bela surpresa.

Perspicaz, engraçado e humano, este romance de Marian Keyes consolida sua posição como a mais popular jovem autora da Grã-Bretanha. A editora de revistas Lisa Edwards acha que sua vida acabou quando descobre que terá que se mudar para a Irlanda, com a missão de lançar a revista Garota. Ashling Kennedy, a editora assistente da Garota, é a "Rainha da Ansiedade", sempre achou que falta algo mais em sua vida e morre de inveja de sua amiga, Clodagh. Conhecida como "Princesa", Clodagh sempre teve a vida dos sonhos, e hoje vive seu conto de fadas ao lado do marido e dos filhos. Mas então, por que será anda sentindo vontade de beijar um sapo? Sushi é um livro sobre a busca da felicidade. E ensina que, quando você deixa as coisas ferverem sob a superfície por tempo demais, elas acabam transbordando.

A funny new novel from international bestselling author Marian Keyes about Irish beautician Stella Sweeney who falls ill, falls in love, then falls into a glamorous new life in New York City. When her dream life is threatened, will she rally to reclaim love and happiness? In her own words, Stella Sweeney is just “an ordinary woman living an ordinary life with her husband and two teenage kids,” working for her sister in their neighborhood beauty salon. Until one day she is struck by a serious illness, landing her in the hospital for months. After recovering, Stella finds out that her neurologist, Dr. Mannix Taylor, has compiled and self-published a memoir about her illness. Her discovery comes when she spots a photo of the finished copy in an American tabloid—and it’s in the hands of the vice president’s wife! As her relationship with Dr. Taylor gets more complicated, Stella struggles to figure out who she was before her illness, who she is now, and who she wants to be while relocating to New York City to pursue a career as a newly minted self-help memoirist. Funny, fast-paced, and honest, Keyes’s latest novel is full of her trademark charm and wisdom and is sure to delight her many fans.

Beloved novelist Marian Keyes tackles the kitchen with a new cookbook featuring desserts that are both simple and delicious, with step-by-step instructions and stunning photography. “To be perfectly blunt about it, my choice sometimes is: I can kill myself, or I can make a dozen cupcakes. Right so, I’ll do the cupcakes and I can kill myself tomorrow.” In Saved by Cake, Marian Keyes gives a candid account of her recent battle with depression and her discovery that learning to bake was exactly what she needed to regain her joie de vivre. A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend. From the moment she began measuring, she realized that baking was the best way for her to get through each day. Refreshingly honest and wickedly funny, Saved by Cake shines with Keyes’ inimitable charm and is chockfull of sound advice. Written in Marian’s signature style, her take on baking is honest, witty, extremely accessible and full of fun. Her simple and delicious recipes—from Consistently Reliable Cupcakes to Fridge-set Honeycomb Cheesecake—are guaranteed to tempt even the most jaded palate.

Een vrouwelijke detective van midden dertig verkeert in geldnood. Onverwacht krijgt ze een lucratieve opdracht: het opsporen van een verdwenen lid van een oude Ierse boyband.

Suosikkikirjailijan uusin romaani - viihdyttävä sekoitus kevyttä ja koskettavaa. Kolmekymppisellä Helenillä ei mene kovin hyvin: hän joutuu rahapulan vuoksi luopumaan ihanasta kodistaan ja muuttamaan takaisin vanhempiensa luo. Uusi, kuuma poikaystävä Artie kyllä tuo Helenille lohtua, mutta Artien ex-vaimossa ja kolmessa lapsessa on hiukan sulateltavaa. Ja kun Helen eräänä aamuna luulee taivaalla lentäviä lokkeja korppikotkiksi, on aika myöntää että masennuskin on uusiutunut. Kun ärsyttävä ex-poikaystävä Jay sitten ilmaantuu takaisin kuvioihin ja tarjoaa Helenille töitä yksityisetsivänä, Helen ei voi kieltäytyä. Tehtävänä on löytää Wayne, aiemmin suursuositun poikabändin äkillisesti kadonnut jäsen, sillä comeback-keikka lähestyy mutta bändin outolintua ei näy missään. Tehtävä osoittautuu kimurantiksi ja vie Helenin supertähtien loistokkaaseen mutta vinksahtaneeseen maailmaan. Helen kuitenkin selvittää hankaluudet suorapuheisuuden, sinnikkyyden ja mustan huumorin voimalla. Unohtamatta kunnon lääkitystä. 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. Omien kokemuksiensa pohjalta hän pitää huumoria hyvänä tapana käsitellä vaikeita asioita silti vähättelemättä niiden aiheuttamaa tuskaa. Feministiksi julistautunut Keyes on vakaasti sitä mieltä, että huulipuna ja korkokengät eivät tee naisesta idioottia.

La primera novela de la saga protagonizada por la extravagante «Familia Walsh». Las desgracias se acumulan en la vida de Claire, todo hay que decirlo. Justo el día que da a luz a su primer hijo, la abandona su marido, que ni siquiera tiene la delicadeza de irse con una mujer más delgada que ella. Con una niña recién nacida, unos quilos de más y el cuerpo ensanchado y deforme después del embarazo, Claire se ve obligada a iniciar una nueva vida. Sin embargo, en su peculiar familia irlandesa encontrará un buen paño de lágrimas, y entre la risa y el llanto emprenderá una meteórica recuperación siendo ella la más sorprendida. Reseñas: «Una excéntrica novela romántica... llena de un malicioso sentido del humor.» The New York Times Book Review

Marian Keyes efterlängtade nya roman med familjen Walsh är äntligen här! 34 år gammal har Helen Walsh liv inte blivit som hon tänkt sig. Sin lägenhet har hon blivit av med, arbetet som privatdetektiv går inget vidare och hennes underbara pojkvän insisterar på att vara väldigt godvän med sin exfru. Så när Helens ex Jay Parker hör av sig med ett fall för henne, blir hon nyfiken. När det visar sig att det gäller försvinnandet av Wayne Diffney, en fjärdedel av Irlands största pojkband någonsin, då är hon minst sagt fast. Bandet har en återföreningsturné på gång och Helen dras in i en värld av märkliga frisyrer, stora herrgårdar och ännu större egon, där alla har en baktanke. Men det finns fortfarande inga tecken av Wayne och tiden håller på att rinna ut. Kommer hon att kunna knäcka fallet och ge sin karriär en ny start? Kommer Jay lyckas ta sig tillbaka in i hennes liv? Ska de mörka tankarna som alltid förföljer henne komma ikapp igen?

Dive into Mammy Walsh''s A-Z of the Walshes with this laugh-out-loud ebook-only short guide to everyone''s favourite dysfunctional Irish family ''Marian Keyes: what a genius'' DAILY MAIL ________ It does exactly what it says on the tin, but here''s a brief word from its author, Mammy Walsh herself: "There''s this woman I know from bridge, Mona Hopkins, a lovely woman she is, even if I must admit I''m not that keen on her myself, and she said a great thing the other day. I was expecting her to say "Two no trumps," but instead she comes out with a saying about her children. She says, "Boys wreck your house and girls wreck your head." Isn''t that a marvellous bit of wisdom - "Boys wreck your house and girls wreck your head!" And God knows it''s the truest thing I''ve heard in a long time. I should know. I have five girls. Five daughters. And let me tell you, my head is wrecked from them. Although, now that I think of it, so is my house . . ." Mammy Walsh''s A-Z of the Walshes is the perfect re-introduction to the beloved Walsh family, featured in Marian''s bestselling novels about the Walsh sisters: Watermelon, Rachel''s Holiday, Angels, Anybody Out There and The Mystery of Mercy Close. Praise for Marian Keyes: ''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 ''An astounding writer and chronicler of our times'' Independent on Sunday ''The voice of a generation'' Daily Mirror

La alocada Rachel protagoniza esta segunda novela de la saga de la inolvidable «Familia Walsh». Rachel es una entusiasta consumidora de drogas «recreativas». Según ella, no por adicción sino por pasatiempo. Al fin y al cabo, hoy día, ¿quién no toma de vez en cuando un ácido, una raya o unas pocas pastillas? ¿Qué mejor para olvidar las tensiones del trabajo y disfrutar un rato de la vida? Pero, en una de esas, se le va la mano, y tras una noche de excesos se atiborra de tranquilizantes para dormir a pierna suelta y empezar fresca una nueva jornada laboral. Para su sorpresa, a la mañana siguiente no despierta en su habitación sino en la cama de un hospital, después de un lavado de estómago y a punto para ingresar una temporada en una peculiar clínica de rehabilitación... Los lectores han dicho... «En este libro Marian Keyes, nos ofrece una visión de la adicción, cruel y realista, con su dosis amarga de humor y de reírse de si misma» «De esos libros que, cuando terminan, los dejas con pena, queriendo más» «Lo recomiendo si te gustan las historias de gente normal y corriente que puede llegar a hacer cosas extraordinarias» «Marian Keyes nos ofrece un relato de superación personal cargado de diversión, sexo, sarcasmo, momentos para el recuerdo y un final precioso que hacen de Rachel se va de viaje una lectura original, amena y muy recomendable»

From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemaking, motherhood and all the assorted calamities involved in being a savvy woman in the new millennium. Her novels are read and adored by millions around the world, and with Under the Duvet, Marian Keyes tackles the world of nonfiction. These are her collected pieces: regular bulletins from the woman writing under the covers. Marian loves shoes and her LTFs (Long-Term Friends), hates realtors and lost luggage, and she once had a Christmas office party that involved roasting two sheep on a spit, Moroccan-style. She''s just like you and me ... Featuring a wide compilation of Marian''s journalism from magazines and newspapers, plus some exclusive, previously unpublished material, Under the Duvet is bursting with funny stories: observations on life, in-laws, weight loss, parties and driving lessons that will keep you utterly gripped -- either wincing with recognition or roaring with laughter.

Jojo Harvey is a dead ringer for Jessica Rabbit and the most ferocious literary agent in town. A former NYPD cop, she now lives in London making million-dollar book deals while trying to make partner at her firm . . . all the while sleeping with the boss man. Lily Wright is an author who believes in karma, and is waiting for the sky to fall after stealing her former best friend''s man. Though her first book failed to sell, her life turns upside down when her most recent book becomes a huge bestseller. Gemma Hogan is an event designer extraordinaire, but her personal life is nonexistent after losing the love of her life and her best friend in one fell swoop. To make matters worse, her father has just left her mother. While taking care of her mother, she e-mails a close colleague about her frustrations, who in turn forwards the hilarious e-mails to a famous literary agent named Jojo Harvey, who just happens to represent her former friend, now enemy, Lily Wright. . . . Written in the charming and chatty voice that has become Marian Keyes''s signature style, this hilarious and heartwarming novel proves there are three sides to every story . . . especially in the world of publishing!

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.

Lisa Edwards This Prada-wearing magazine editor thinks her life is over when her "fabulous" new job turns out to be a deportation to Dublin to launch Colleen magazine. The only saving grace is that her friends aren''t there to witness her downward spiral. Might her new boss, the disheveled and moody Jack Devine, save her from a fate worse than hell? Ashling Kennedy Ashling, Colleen''s assistant editor, is an award-winning worrier, increasinglyaware that something fundamental is missing from her life -- apart from a boyfriendand a waistline. Clodagh "Princess" Kelly Ashling''s best friend, Clodagh, lives the domestic dream in a suburban castle.So why, lately, has she had the recurring urge to kiss a frog -- or sleep with afrog, if truth be told?As these three women search for love, success, and happiness, they willdiscover that if you let things simmer under the surface for too long, sooneror later they''ll boil over. Discover the Keyes to a Great Read!

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.

Lizzie is dead - she just doesnt know it. Why does everyone ignore her when she needs a little sympathy? She has been in an accident, after all. The next day, Lizzie goes to work as usual and meets two unusual people, spirits who have been sent to break the bad news. But our Lizzie is not ready to go anywhere. She has yet to say her goodbyes. Help is at hand with Jan and Jim, messengers who have seen it all before. Before Lizzie crosses to the other side, she''ll get her chance to stage the closing scene of a lifetime.

A tale told from the viewpoints of four different women traces their experiences of heartbreak at the hands of up-and-coming Dublin politician Paddy de Courcy, a charismatic womanizer who hids the truth about his fickle nature.

After catching her husband having an affair and being fired from her job, Maggie Walsh suddenly finds her perfectly organized existence has become a perfect mess. She decides, for the first time in her life, to do something daring -- and flees to her best friend, Emily, in the faraway wonderland of Los Angeles. In this mecca of tanned, beautiful bodies, unsvelte, uncool Maggie is decidedly a fish out of water. Yet, overnight, she''s mixing with film folk, pitching scripts, even experimenting with sex -- and discovering that the end of a marriage is not the end of the world.

Every book tells a story . . . And the 70 titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth and quality that formed part of the original Penguin vision in 1935 and that continue to define our publishing today. Together, they tell one version of the unique story of Penguin Books. Marian Keyes spearheaded a new wave of contemporary women''s fiction, providing wickedly funny tales of twenty- and thirty-somethings living and loving on the edge. No stranger to the road less commonly travelled herself, Marian has also written two collections of tales and observations from her own life. Nothing Bad Ever Happens in Tiffany''s is a small but perfectly formed selection of these.