Walsh Family

On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire Walsh's husband James tells her he's been having an affair and now's the right time to leave her. Right for who exactly? Exhausted, tearful and a tiny bit furious, Claire can't think what to do. So she follows the instincts of all self-respecting adults in tricky situations... And runs home to Mum and Dad. But while her parents are sympathetic, Claire's younger sisters are less so. Helen wants to share the new toy (she means baby Kate). While Anna is too busy having out-of-her-head experiences. So when James slips back into her life, desperate to put things right, Claire doesn't know whether to take a chance on a past she'd feared she'd lost for ever or face an uncertain future on her own. But is she as on her own as she really believes?"Reading a novel by Marian Keyes is like sitting at the kitchen table with your nicest, most confiding friend." DAILY MAIL

Rachel Walsh is twenty-seven and the miserable owner of size 8 feet. She has regular congress with Luke Costello, a man who wears his leather trousers tight. And she's fond - some might say too fond - of recreational drugs. Until, that is, everything goes pear-shaped and she finds herself being frog-marched to the cloisters - Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. She's outraged. Surely she's not thin enough to be an addict? Rachel isn't expecting plump, middle-aged men in brown jumpers, and more group therapy than you can shake a stick at. Heartsick and Lovesick, she seeks redemption in the shape of Chris. A man who might be more trouble than he's worth.

A SPECIAL 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR Discover the deliciously dark and fantastically funny No. 1 bestseller about a woman living life rather too well and being whisked away from it all, from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups 'How did it end up like this? Twenty-seven, unemployed, mistaken for a drug addict, in a treatment centre in the back arse of nowhere with an empty Valium bottle in my knickers... 'Meet Rachel Walsh. She's been living it up in New York City, spending her nights talking her way into glamorous parties before heading home in the early hours to her hot boyfriend Luke. But her sensible older sister showing up and sending her off to actual rehab wasn't quite part of her plan. She's only agreed to her incarceration because she's heard that rehab is wall-to-wall jacuzzies, gymnasiums and rock stars going cold turkey - plus it's about time she had a holiday. Saying goodbye to fun will be hard. But not as hard as losing the man who she realizes, all too late, might just be the love of her life...

The fast lane is much too slow for twenty-seven-year-old Rachel Walsh, and Manhattan is the perfect place for a young Irish female to overdo everything. But Rachel's love of a good time is about to land her in the emergency room and cost her a job and the boyfriend she adores. When her loving family hustles her back home and checks her into Cloisters, Ireland's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic, Rachel is hopeful. She's heard that rehab is wall-to-wall Jacuzzis, spa treatments, gymnasiums, and rock stars going tepid turkey-and it's about time she had a holiday. Instead, she finds a lot of group therapy, which leads her, against her will, to some important self-knowledge-and toe-curling embarrassments. She will also find something that all women like herself fear: a man who might actually be good for her.

I'd always lived a fairly blameless life . . . up until the day I left my husband and ran away to Hollywood . . .' Unlike the rest of her family, Maggie Walsh 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 why does she make a bolt for Hollywood and her best friend, Emily? In the City of Angels, Maggie gets to do things she's never done before: mixing with filmstars, pitching scripts, partying non-stop. But is this really a once-in-a-lifetime journey of self-discovery? Or is she simply running away from married life? 'Keyes writes brilliantly, as always, about love, grief, jealousy and friendship' Daily Mail 'Funny, compassionate, well-observed and irreverent' Time Out 'Witty, wicked and yet moving. A novel to both laugh and cry over' Ireland on Sunday Praise for Marian Keyes: 'Comic, convincing and true' Guardian 'Mercilessly funny' The Times 'Funny, tender and completely absorbing!' Graham Norton

Shannon Walsh is the boss. She put herself back together again after enduring traumas no one should have to face, and now she's too strong and secure to let anything slow her down. That includes an arrogant Navy SEAL who gives her two of the wildest nights of her life. But those nights soon turn into stolen weekends and secret holidays, and then the moments begin to matter more than the hot nights. But Shannon's priorities are her family and their historic preservation architecture firm. She can't-and won't-sacrifice any piece of that for anyone. Will Halsted has never walked away from a challenge. After years spent in the Special Forces, his entire life is classified. Where he's been, what he's seen, what he's done. There is no mission too dangerous. Falling for a fierce, feisty redhead is the last thing he expected from a wedding weekend hookup but fighting it is like swimming against a riptide. Every minute is a glorious power struggle with Shannon Walsh but her life and her family are in Boston, and nothing will ever change that. Not even falling in love. Content Notes: History of emotional and sexual abuse by a parent; parent loss; estranged family member; caring for a side character with chronic illness; reference to a main character injured during active duty military service; brief reference to a side character who experienced homelessness; brief reference to being forced out of the home as a teenager

As the youngest of the five Walsh girls, Helen has had a tough time finding her way in the world-- at thirty-three, she has her job as a private investigator that has proven less than fruitful and after losing her flat, she' s moved back in with Mammy Walsh. Her hunky new boyfriend, Artie, and his three adorable children are a great distraction, but his beautiful ex-wife lives a little too close for comfort. Meanwhile, Helen runs into her ex-boyfriend Jay Parker and reluctantly signs on to help him locate Wayne Diffney, the recently disappeared fourth member of Ireland' s biggest mid-nineties boy band, Laddz. Of the five Laddz, the Talented One has long gone on to better things, but the Cute One, the Gay One, and the Other One are all busily shunning carbs and rehearsing their reunion tour, and it' s Helen' s job to track down Wayne, the Wacky One. Wayne hasn't left a trace, and Helen throws herself into the search wholeheartedly, leaving no stone unturned while watching her own life slowly fall apart, one unpaid bill at a time.

Sam Walsh is ready to call himself a married man. He's finally put an end to decades of self-destruction and turned over a healthy new leaf. But love and marriage are only the beginning-and it's all about to get more complicated. Tiel Desai never planned on saying "I do" again. Before she can blink, she's swept up into a Walsh wedding whirlwind while also busy winning over her future in-laws, grappling with a bumpy adjustment to her new job, and keeping it together when a string of disappointments hit. They're trying to build a future but that means demolishing the past. They beat back their demons and learn to love each other through every season of life, but love might not be the solution to every problem that crawls their way. Content Notes: Parent loss; chronic illness experienced by a main character; family abandonment experienced by a main character; infertility; pregnancy loss.

Erin Walsh walked through fire and she lived to tell about it. Not that the volcanologist is interested in telling anyone anything about her personal life. She ran away for a reason and she ran from everything-her home, her family, her secrets, their tragedies-and now that she's finally discovered a few shreds of peace, she's not about to destroy it by returning to the place that caused her so much pain. But her brother is getting married and he's insisting she be there to celebrate with the whole family. Her plan is to white-knuckle and panic-sweat through the weekend. She never plans on falling for her brother's best friend. Nick Acevedo woke up married. He doesn't regret a single thing, not even marrying his best friend's sister behind his back, but Nick has no idea what happens next. His life-and the final years of his pediatric neurosurgery fellowship-are in Boston while his new wife has a research agenda packed with expeditions all over the globe. There's no way they can make it work-but somehow they forge ahead with endless strings of emails, cozy video calls, getaways in far-away places. And secrets. So many secrets kept for so long. Nick's willing to sacrifice everything to bring his wife home but it might not be enough. Content Notes: History of emotional and sexual abuse by a parent (no on-page description); parent loss; estrangement from family; brief mention of a main character's parents' marital struggles; brief mention of a main character's sibling's experience with postpartum depression; reference to a main character losing patients as a surgeon

Riley Walsh doesn't want a fake girlfriend but he needs one. It's the only thing he can do to deal with an ex who doesn't believe it's over and years of pining for the most off-limits woman in his world-his sister-in-law. Alexandra Emmerling can't catch a break. She's left picking up the pieces of her ex's humiliating lies and manipulations, rendering her reputation in her ultra-competitive surgical residency program seems beyond repair. A simple arrangement. Two months. Four dates. Five at the most. But possibly six. Definitely no more than six. Only the appearance of a romantic relationship is required. No other benefits involved in this agreement. One weekend to unravel the entire plan. After waking up in bed together-very naked, very hungover-the terms and conditions of their arrangement no longer apply. But that doesn't mean they're finished with each other. Content Notes: History of emotional and physical abuse by a parent (not on-page); parent illness; parent loss; main character experiences with sexism at work.