# Watermelon by Marian Keyes (Paperback)

**Discover the riotously funny, tender and touching debut from the No. 1 bestselling author of _Grown Ups_**

**'A modern fairy tale, full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit'** _Sunday Mirror_  
**'Reading a novel by Marian Keyes is like sitting at the kitchen table with your nicest, most confiding friend'** _Daily Mail_  
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**Meet Claire Walsh.**

On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire's husband James tells her he's been having an affair, and that now's the right time to leave her.

Right for _who_ exactly?

Exhausted, tearful and a tiny bit furious, Claire doesn't know what to do. So she decides to go back to basics . . . and runs home to Mum and Dad.

But it's not the sanctuary she'd been hoping for. Juggling her sisters' drama, her parents' pity and the demands of a baby, Claire desperately misses the way things were. So when James gets back in touch, eager to put things right, Claire faces a choice.

Will she forgive and forget? Or can she find the courage to take a chance on herself, and start a life of her own?  
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**'A warm and hilarious page turner' _Good Housekeeping_**  
**'Gloriously funny' _Sunday Times_**  
**'Keyes is in a class of her own' _Daily Express_**

**FAMOUS 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_

Marian Keyes, Number 1 _Sunday Times_ bestseller, April 2023  
Marian Keyes' books have sold over 7 million copies in the UK \[Nielsen Bookscan, April 2024\]

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Penguin Books, Limited
- **Tags:** All Books, Romance

## Variants

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| Default Title | 8.99 GBP | In stock |

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> Updated: 2026-09-19