![]() ![]() I felt like I could go on reading about these characters for much longer than the 500+ pages Keyes delivered. (“Jiggy.” “Seedy.” “Farty.”)įunny stuff! I also loved the Russian neighbor Irina who works at the make-up counter. That first night I read what I had written to Mum and Ema.ĭaily, I continued to write, the words pouring from me, and every night, when we put Ema to bed, I read that day’s work and Mum raved about it. Here’s an example: (To set the scene, Ema’s mother Lily is speaking - she is in the throes of writing a charming new book about the joys of life, and she tries it out on her own mother and Ema.) My favorite character in this book was the 2-year old Ema, who reminds me so much of my own 3-year old, always coming through with something hilarious to bring joy back into joyless situations. ![]() She created some wonderful characters, male and female, all ages. This particular novel takes place in Ireland and London (as I suppose most of her work does), and I loved reading all the English and Irish slang. This is a not-quite-chic-lit book, and the characters, what characters they are! This is my first experience with Marian Keyes, and I have to read more. What a welcome respite from the heaviness I’ve seemed to be reading lately. 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. 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. To make matters worse, her father has just left her mother. 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. Though her first book failed to sell, her life turns upside down when her most recent book becomes a huge bestseller. ![]() 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. all the while sleeping with the boss man. A former NYPD cop, she now lives in London making million-dollar book deals while trying to make partner at her firm. Jojo Harvey is a dead ringer for Jessica Rabbit and the most ferocious literary agent in town. ![]()
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