Marian Keyes

Hvordan kunne jeg ende opp slik? De påsto at jeg var narkoman, og nå sto jeg i et rehabiliteringssenter langt ute i ødemarka med et tomt Valium-glass i trusa. Og så meg, da, jeg som bodde i New York og var ung, glamorøs og vellykket. Det hele var en gedigen misforståelse …

Hva skjer når Lucy blir spådd at hun kommer til å gifte seg innen ett år? Venninnene får panikk …«Jeg ser et ekteskap,» sa spåkona og påsto at jeg skulle gifte meg. Ha-ha! Særlig! Ingen kjæreste og konstant uheldig med kjærligheten – det var meg. Mine kolleger ble også spådd, og deres spådommer gikk raskt i oppfyllelse –på et vis. Meridia skulle motta penger, og det gjorde hun, og selv om det bare var lommerusk, så var det sant. Megan skulle oppleve en stor splittelse i livet sitt, og da hun ble påkjørt av en syklist, fikk hun et skikkelig kutt i leppa. Hetty møtte sitt livs kjærlighet, akkurat som spåkona sa, og det til tross for at hun var gift og hadde to barn. Og så var det meg da …

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***Discover the entertaining, uplifting and intriguing tale of finding true happiness in unexpected places from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups'A total triumph' DAILY MAIL___________Ever wished you could trade your life in for a better one? One day, sitting in traffic, married Dublin mum Stella Sweeney attempts a simple good deed. When the result is a terrible car accident, she meets a handsome stranger with a Range Rover who wants her number - no, for insurance purposes - and in this meeting a seed is born which will change Stella's life forever. What happens next will take Stella thousands of miles from her old life, turning an ordinary woman into a superstar and, along the way, wrenching her whole family apart . . . Was meeting Mr Range Rover destiny or karma? Should she be grateful or just hopping mad? And can Stella grab a chance at real, honest-to-goodness happiness now it finally seems within her reach?___________'Keyes can deftly mix dark and light, tragic and comic in a way that only a handful of writers can' Irish Times'One of our finest writers' Jojo MoyesPraise for Marian Keyes:'Comic, convincing and true' Guardian'Mercilessly funny' The Times'Funny, tender and completely absorbing!' Graham Norton

En vittig roman om nye sjanser fra den internasjonalt bestselgende forfatteren Marian Keyes Helen Walsh tror verken på kjærlighet, frykt, depresjon eller varme drikkerNår en forsvinningssak drar henne inn i den mørke, glamorøse verdenen til en lyssky eks, Jay Parker, oppdager Helen Walsh ganske snart at hun ser mer til ham og mindre til Artie Devlin, hennes sexy detektivkjæreste. Dradd mellom smarte, stabile Artie og kaotiske, utsvevende Jay - to helt forskjellige og like besnærende menn - og plaget av sine egne mørke tvil, merker Helen at hun endelig har begynt å tro på noe. Men er det frykt eller kjærlighet? "Mysteriet i Mercy Close er en ytterst medrivende, bevegende og morsom fortelling om den modige, sårbare og sleivkjefta privatetterforskeren Helen Walsh. Keyes portrett av depresjonen er nyansert og autentisk. Helens dirrende stemme er virkelig tatt på kornet " Publishers Weekly "Når det kommer til å skrive pageturnere som både får deg til å smile og til å tenke, er Keyes i en klasse for seg." Daily Express Fyker avgårde med inntagende karakterer, et fantastisk plott og treffende dialog. Marian Keyes: for et geni. Daily Mail "En gnistrende, uvanlig, modig, sexy bok." Jojo Moyes "Smart, ustyrtelig morsom, rørende." Sunday Times En ypperlig pageturner, full av varme og latter. Good Housekeeping "Ustyrtelig morsom, smertelig realistisk Den vrir hjertet ditt. Kombinerer dybde, dramatikk og bitende smart komedie." Stylist "Keyes satiriske blikk er like skarpt som vanlig." Daily Mail Så morsom at det gjør vondt. Independent on Sunday "En avhengighetsskapende heisatur, og Helen er en kvinnelig hovedperson som passer for deg." Cosmopolitan DRONNINGEN AV FEELGOOD - UTGITT I OVER 40 LAND!

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***Discover the gorgeously funny and heartwarming bestseller about final chances from the No 1. bestselling author of Grown Ups'Moving, relatable and infinitely tender' INDEPENDENT'Plenty of heart, lots of laughs, and a fantastic twist in the tail' COSMOPOLITAN___________'Love is blind, there was no doubt about it. In Tara's case it was also deaf, dumb, dyslexic, had a bad hip and the beginnings of Alzheimer's . . .'Tara, Katherine and Fintan have been best friends since they were teenagers. Now in their early thirties, they've been living it up in London for ten years. But what have they to show for a decade of hedonism? Sure, Tara's got a boyfriend - but only because she's terrified of spending five minutes alone. Katherine, on the other hand, has a neatness fetish that won't let anyone too close to mess up her life. And Fintan? Well, he has everything. Until he learns that without your health, you've got nothing . . . All three are drinking in the last chance saloon and they're about to discover that if you don't change your life, life has a way of changing you . . .'A comforting doorstopper of a read that's as addictive as solitaire' Daily Mail___________Praise for Marian Keyes'An outstanding writer and chronicler of our times' Independent on Sunday'Mercilessly funny' Times'The voice of a generation' Daily Mirror

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***Relish the wit and wisdom of Marian Keyes in this story of four women caught up in what seems like love, but may be something much darker . . . from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups'So funny, so perceptive, so real . . . I changed my life for this book' MAIL ON SUNDAY'An emotional tour de force with genuine human warmth' INDEPENDENT___________'Everybody remembers where they were the day they heard that Paddy de Courcy was getting married'Slick, handsome politician Paddy de Courcy is on the up. His party is set to do well in the elections and he's just announced his engagement to the beautiful Alicia. Which is news to his girlfriend, Lola, who, within hours, finds herself dumped and warned not to talk to the press. Yet journalist Grace is on the prowl. She has been after Paddy ever since he ruined her sister Marnie's life way back in college. Grace is looking for the inside story and thinks Lola holds the key . . . But do any of them know the real Paddy?___________'The laughs come fast and furious . . . a gripping, compelling tale' Sunday Independent'The queen of page-turners . . . brimming with her trademark down-to-earth wit' Cosmopolitan'Gripping from the start . . . the master at her best' Daily Telegraph

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***Dive into the blissfully funny No. 1 bestseller about three women who find themselves criss-crossing the line between success and failure, happiness and sadness, sanity and madness, from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups'Totally addictive . . . a real page turner' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Brilliantly written and fabulously well-observed' INDEPENDENT___________'Dammit,' she realized. 'I think I'm having a nervous breakdown.'Lisa Edwards' career as a hot-shot magazine editor is destined for high-rise New York, when suddenly she's blown off-course into the delights of low-rise Dublin. But what on earth can she do about it? Ashling Kennedy, Lisa's super-organized assistant, is good at worrying. Too good. She's even terrified of a little bit of raw fish . . . Clodagh Kelly is Ashling's best friend and has done everything right: beautiful kids and a husband come prince - everything in fact that Ashling has ever wanted. She should be happy. But she isn't. Three women on the verge of happiness and even closer to a complete breakdown . . . Which way will they fall?___________'Keyes has given romantic comedy a much-needed face-lift. Chatty and warmhearted, Keyes's talent is to tell it how it is' Independent'Laden with plots twists, jokey asides and nicely turned bits of zeitgeisty observational humour' Guardian'The voice of a generation' Daily Mirror

Discover the warm, witty and compelling story of a woman trying to get her life back on track, from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups and Again, Rachel'Searingly insightful, Keyes finds lightness in the darkest and most violent of emotions' Independent'High quality entertainment' Marie Claire_________Meet Anna Walsh. Lying in her parents' Good Front Room, covered in bandages, Anna dreams of leaving Dublin and returning to her beloved New York. To her home. To her job. And most of all to her husband Aidan. Unfortunately, her family have other ideas. She's staying put. And Aidan? He's refusing to even take her calls. The last thing Anna wants is to think about how she ended up in this mess. But with nothing else to do, she's forced to ask herself why she's thousands of miles from the life she loves. Where did it all go wrong? And can she fix it, before it's too late?_________'A wonderful, subtle, hilarious and highly sophisticated novel' Evening Standard'Richly enjoyable' Daily TelegraphLOVE FOR MARIAN KEYES:'Marian's writing is the truth. With big laughs' Dawn French'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

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***Step into the lives of three women whose ambitions collide in the hilarious and heart-warming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups'Wonderful, subtle, hilarious and highly sophisticated. You can't stop reading' EVENING STANDARD'It had me in tears . . . and barking with laughter' DAILY TELEGRAPH___________'There are three sides to every story. Your side, their side, and the truth . . .'Jojo, a sharkish literary agent, has just made a very bad career move - she's slept with her married boss Mark. Lily, Jojo's bestselling author, has blown her advance on a house with new boyfriend Anton, only to come down with writer's block. Gemma used to be Lily's best friend until Lily ran off with Anton. Now she's pouring her heart out, and a certain literary agent likes her style . . . Soon the fortunes of Jojo, Lily and Gemma are horribly entangled. But each is about to discover that there's more than one side to every story . . .___________'Keyes's genius lies in making the darkest, most difficult aspects of humanity mentionable and manageable . . . Keyes's plot is cracking, but the story becomes even bolder and brighter because she lets her characters tell it' Independent'Packed with sound writing, wit and common sense' GuardianPraise for Marian Keyes:'Mercilessly funny' The Times'Funny, tender and completely absorbing!' Graham Norton'Keyes is in a class of her own' Daily Express

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***Discover this hilarious, heart-warming story about how far one woman will go to find herself, from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups'Keyes writes brilliantly, as always, about love, grief, jealousy and friendship' Daily Mail'Funny, compassionate, well-observed and irreverent' Time Out_________Meet Maggie Walsh. Unlike the rest of her family, Maggie has always done everything right. At thirty-three she has a proper job, is happily married to Garv and never puts a foot wrong. So when she makes a break for Hollywood with her best friend, Emily, her family and friends don't know what to think. In the City of Angels, Maggie gets to do things she's never done before: mixing with film stars, pitching scripts, partying non-stop. No one ever expected predictable Maggie to do something so unpredictable. And in LA, Maggie can be whoever she wants to be. But sooner or later, Maggie must face the life - and the people - she left behind, and discover whether finding herself, means losing the people she loves . . . Love the Walsh sisters? Don't miss out on the eagerly awaited sequel to Rachel's Holiday: AGAIN, RACHEL . . ._________'Witty, wicked, yet moving. A novel to both laugh and cry over' Ireland 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

Learn to bake with Britain's favourite women's fiction author Marian Keyes, in her startlingly honest cook-book Saved by Cake. Saved by Cake gives an extremely honest account of Marian Keyes' battle with depression, and how baking has helped her. A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend and that was it - she realised that baking was what she needed to do in order to get her through each day. And so she baked, and she wrote her recipes down, and little by little the depression started to lift, along with her sponges... With chapters on cupcakes, cheesecakes, meringues and macaroons, chocolate cakes, fruit cakes and favourite classics, Marian's recipes are aimed firmly at beginner bakers, offering hints and tips to help along the way. From her Consistently Reliable Cupcakes and Very Chocolately Macaroons, to the ease of her Fridge-set Honeycomb Cheesecake, you will want to have a go at making all of Marian's recipes. The shoe and handbag biscuits particularly. Very covetable. Very Marian. Never patronising, always honest and witty, accessible and full of fun, the bakes and cakes that Marian serves up in this cookbook will put a smile on your face and make you happy.__________ 'Medically speaking, there is no such thing as a nervous breakdown. Which is very annoying to discover when you're right in the middle of one. Whatever was going on with me, I had to wait it out. I had to find ways of passing the time until I was restored to myself again. So I baked a cake - a chocolate cheesecake, as it happens. And I enjoyed making it so much that I baked another. And another' Marian Keyes

Peiton alla on kokoelma rakastetun kirjailijan kolumneja ja lyhyitä kertomuksia, joissa liikutaan kenkiä intohimoisesti keräilevän säilytysongelmista järkyttävän rehelliseen kuvaukseen kirjailijan omasta alkoholismista. Keyesfania ilahduttaa erityisesti kirjailijauran alkuaikojen muistelu ja kertomukset siitä, kuinka Keyesin ensimmäiset teokset Naura, Claire, naura ja Lucy menee naimisiin ovat syntyneet.

Marian Keyes päästää valloilleen räiskyvän ja ironisen irlantilaisen kertojanluonteensa! Marian Keyes on irlantilainen kirjailija, joka on myös suorittanut oikeustieteen tutkinnon. Hän on julkaissut viisi romaania, jotka kaikki ovat kansainvälisiä megamenestyksiä. Rouva Nolan on povannut tarokkikorteista, että Lucylle soivat hääkellot "ennen kuin lehdet putoavat puusta toisen kerran". Totta puhuen Lucy ei edes ole onnistunut löytämään poikaystävää... Hääuutisen kuullessaan Lucyn kämppäkaverit kauhistuvat. Jos Lucy muuttaa pois, heidän ihana elämäntyylinsä on mennyttä: noutoateriat, viinin litkiminen, miesvieraat, imuroinnin välttely. Mutta Lucy vakuuttaa, että hänellä on ihan tarpeeksi hommia kun pitää riidellä äidin kanssa ja pitää huolta vastuuttomasta isästä - ei hän ehdi ajatellakaan naimisiinmenoa. Ratkaisematta on sekin pieni pulma, ettei hänellä ole poikaystävää. Mutta sitten Lucy tapaa Gusin, upean, huikentelevaisen Gusin - voisiko hän olla tuleva Mr Lucy Sullivan? Vai olisiko se Chuck, komea jenkki? Vai Daniel, maailman pahin flirtti? Vaiko ehkä söpö Jed, uusi työkaveri? Löytääkö Lucy lopulta elämänkumppanin? Kävi miten kävi, kirjan lukija saa ainakin nauraa kyllikseen ja liikuttua kyyneliin.

Onnellinen paluu kotiin, rakastavan puolison kohtaaminen ja uusi, hellyttävä tyttövauva olisivat olleet parasta Clairen elämässä. Sen sijaan Clairen aviomies James jättääkin heidät Denisen takia. Denisen, joka asuu samassa talossa kaksi kerrosta heitä alempana ja on naimisissa. Eikä nainen ole edes laiha! Sydän murskana Claire pakkautuu vaippakassin ja vauvan kanssa lentokoneeseen. Hän matkustaa omituisen perheensä luo Dubliniin. Saippuasarjoja katsova äiti, hiljainen isä ja pikkusisaret; kaunis, miestennielijä Helen ja hieman hurahtanut Anna antavat tuoreen äidin hukuttaa murheensa vodkaan ja potea masennustaan. Vähitellen elämä alkaa kirkastua. Asiaa edistää myös syntisen nuori ja komea Adam, jonka Claire löytää Helenin kokoelmista. Kun James vihdoin järkiintyy, odottaa häntä melkoinen yllätys...

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***Delve into the lives, loves and hopes of the residents of Star Street, and the mysterious visitor waiting to emerge from the shadows in the No. 1 bestseller from author of Grown Ups'Gripping from the start . . . the master at her best' DAILY TELEGRAPH________'June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday . . .'And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No. 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live, no one suspects the visitor patiently waiting in the wings. For soon, as the light slowly fades to dark, everything is going to change . . .________'Our very favourite Keyes novel yet' Heat'An expert storyteller who can make you roar with laughter one minute then sob into your pillow the next' Lorraine Kelly'Zips along with engaging characters, fabulous plotting and spot-on dialogue. Marian Keyes: what a genius' Daily Mail'A magical tale of love, loss, laughter and secrets' Marie Claire

Dublinin Star Streetillä, Yrjöjen aikaisessa punatiilisessä kerrostalossa jossa on sininen ovi ja banaaninmuotoinen kolkutin, asuu koko joukko erikoisia ihmisiä. Ullakkohuoneistossa viettää juuri40-vuotisjuhliaan ihastuttava levy-yhtiössä työskentelevä Katie, hänen alapuolellaan asustaa ainakin 116-vuotias Jemima aasia muistuttavan koiransa kanssa. Heidän alakerrassaan majailee kummallinen kolmikko: kaksi salskeaa puolalaista nuorta miestä ja pieni, kikkarapäinen irlantilaisneito, joka pitää heitä tiukasti ohjaksissa. Ja katutasossa syövät keksejä sohvalla kovin rakastuneet Matt ja Maeve. Tilanne näyttää oikein mukavalta, mutta joku leijailee huoneistosta toiseen, ja tämä joku on päättänyt panna tuulemaan. Pian Tähtikadun talon seinät pullistelevat ennennäkemättömistä määristä rakkautta, ystävyyttä ja tragediaa.

"Keyes displays razor-sharp insight.... A thoughtful book that will arouse empathy, anger, and finally satisfaction."--Rocky Mountain News (Denver) This Charming Man has everything Marian Keyes fans have come to love--laughter through tears, great friendships, and flawed but lovable heroines that readers can relate to. The internationally beloved author of Last Chance Saloon, Sushi for Beginners, Anybody Out There? and her latest blockbuster, The Brightest Star in the Sky, to name just a few of her bestselling novels, Keyes now gives us a darkly enchanting fable of four women whose lives are shaped and devastated by one Irish playboy politician. "Keyes's protagonists shine, even at their darkest," Entertainment Weekly tells us, as This Charming Man demonstrates yet again that "Keyes juggles the serious and the comic with ease" (Miami Herald).

Fire kvinner – én utrolig kjekk mann. Og den mørke hemmeligheten som binder dem sammen. Alle husker hvor de var den dagen de hørte at den karismatiske politikeren Paddy de Courcy skulle gifte seg. Men for fire kvinner får nyheten spesielt stor betydning. Stylisten Lola har all grunn til å være interessert i hvem Paddy skal gifte seg med. For selv om hun er kjæresten hans, er det ikke hun som er bruden. Knust av hjertesorg rømmer hun byen og går i dekning i onkel Toms hytte. Men blir Lolas fristed så idyllisk som hun håper? Ikke hvis journalisten Grace får bestemme. Hun vil ha hele historien om forlovelsen, og tror Lola sitter på nøkkelen. Graces søster, Marnie, kunne ha vært til hjelp, men hun er altfor opptatt med å verne om sitt perfekte liv – sin perfekte mann, sine perfekte barn og sitt perfekte hus. Og bruden selv, Alicia, har ventet lenge på denne kunngjøringen, og er fast bestemt på å bli en forbilledlig politikerfrue. Men kjenner hun den virkelige Paddy de Courcy?

Thirtysomething best friends Tara and Katherine are losers in the field of true lasting love, until their mutual friend Fintan forces them to make a life-changing promise--Katherine must give up her monogamous relationship with her remote control, and Tar must abandon the boyfriend who treats her like dirt. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.