{"product_id":"watermelon-marian-keyes-9781405976206","title":"Watermelon by Marian Keyes (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the riotously funny, tender and touching debut from the No. 1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGrown Ups\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A modern fairy tale, full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reading a novel by Marian Keyes is like sitting at the kitchen table with your nicest, most confiding friend' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Claire Walsh.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight for \u003ci\u003ewho \u003c\/i\u003eexactly? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExhausted, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill she forgive and forget? Or can she find the courage to take a chance on herself, and start a life of her own?\u003cbr\u003e_________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A warm and hilarious page turner' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gloriously funny' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Keyes is in a class of her own' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFAMOUS FANS AND WHY THEY LOVE MARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Marian's writing is the truth. With big laughs' \u003c\/b\u003eDawn French\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A giant of Irish writing'\u003c\/b\u003e Naoise Dolan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Will make you laugh and make you cry, but will also reveal the truth of who you really are' \u003c\/b\u003eLouise O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Keyes weaves the joy and pain of life in a unique and magical way' \u003c\/b\u003eCathy Rentzenbrink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most honest writers writing today' \u003c\/b\u003ePandora Sykes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compassionate, tender, incisive writing' \u003c\/b\u003eLucy Foley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her talent for tackling serious issues with such humanity and wit is balm for the soul'\u003c\/b\u003e Nigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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' \u003c\/b\u003eSali Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Irresistible, profound. Keyes's comic gift is always evident' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joyful. Keyes' clever way with words and extraordinary wit. People stared at me as I laughed to myself'\u003c\/b\u003e C.L. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A born storyteller'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarian Keyes, Number 1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, April 2023\u003cbr\u003eMarian Keyes' books have sold over 7 million copies in the UK [Nielsen Bookscan, April 2024]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55077483479383,"sku":"9781405976206","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/15958543482688.jpg?v=1789762617","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/watermelon-marian-keyes-9781405976206","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}