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| Author: Marian Keyes
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  75 reviews
Sales Rank: 2488
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0099489988
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780099489986
ASIN: 0099489988
Publication Date: July 7, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not a bad start July 29, 2008
i know this is marian's first book, and you can really tell too. i've only read one other book of hers (last chance saloon), but could really tell the difference. i wasnt sure i was going to like this book at first. It reminded me of sophie kinsella's books that are written from the characters point of view, and i never prefered that. the first chapter was slightly annoying, it had lots of 'funny' bits written in brackets. and i just wanted to get on with the story, it was like marian was trying too hard to be too funny and witty. it did get better after that though. and it got even better after claire came out of her depressed state (not that you could blame her). I especially LOVED the character of adam. if only men like that exisited! and really hated james. wow, claire should of punched him and cut his bits off.
I also loved claire's mad family. they provided much of the laughs of the book. especially helen and anna. i have the other books too about the walsh family and i'm looking forward to reading them too. I'm happy to say my early doubts of this book were wrong, and it proved to be a much much better book than i thought it would be. and if i was a writer i would be very happy if my first book was like this!
 A wonderful first novel June 5, 2008
This was Marian's first tale about the Walsh family and as with all of them it has a wonderful mix of tears and laughter. Claire our heroine starts out as a victim, and you'll be cheering her on as she struggles to cope with a new baby, a slightly eccentric family, and her own low self esteem.
The woman is a genius May 13, 2008
This is my forth MK book, and my second Walsh sisters one, and like the others I loved it. The characters are so well written, and funny, the mum is fabulous and def my favourite character. Was so pleased with the outcome of the story and had to stop myself turning back to the beginning and starting it again. Will be reading Angels next I think, I doubt I will be disappointed with that either.
Brilliant April 8, 2008
One of her best. really really good. definitly a must read - you'l not be disappointed.
 Good for a first attempt April 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree with the reviewers who said that this was not one of her best, as she had a way to go in developing her style and characters. I have never really warmed to Claire. Some of her asides seem a bit too clever-clever,and the way she blows hot and cold with Adam is cruel. I agree with James when he says: 'Living with you was like living with a spolit, demanding child', with her constantly wanting to go out partying.
Rachel may be a depressed, paranoid, selfish cokehead when we first meet her, but she seems more human and more rounded somehow. Maggie and Anna are more sympathetic too, but I've never liked Helen either.
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