Anybody Out There

The no.1 bestseller's fan favourite Walsh sister novel is back, in a stunning reissue editionMeet 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?

Winner of British Book Awards Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award.

“Anna Walsh needs her old life back: her home, her glamorous career and above all the love of her life, her husband Aidan. But what has driven her so far from everything she loves? 'I'd lost my place in the in the universe. It had closed up and there was nowhere for me to be. I was more lost than I had known it was possible for any human to be . . .' -- from the publisher's description”

Searingly insightful, and Keyes finds lightness in the darkest and most violent of emotions Independent
PRAISE FOR MARIAN KEYES -- :
It will break your heart and nourish your soul...No one can evoke deep feeling with such a light touch as Marian Keyes -- Nigella Lawson
Funny, heartbreaking and so wise Daily Mail
Has all of Keyes's trademark wit, humour and whip-smart dialogue Observer
Perceptive, hilarious and moving Daily Record
Funny, heartbreaking and achingly real -- Jane Fallon
No author marries heartbreak and hilarity so seamlessly Mail on Sunday
Funny, tender and completely absorbing -- Graham Norton
Charming, funny and poignant. But also profound, heartbreaking -- Nina Stibbe

Marian Keyes is a phenomenon. The multimillion copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved, genre-defying novels of the past thirty years - including Rachel's Holiday, Anybody Out There and Grown Ups - has millions of devoted readers around the world.In addition to her fifteen previous novels, Marian has also written three collections of journalism, upon which hit BBC Radio 4 show Between Ourselves was based. Marian co-hosts the popular show Now You're Asking with actress Tara Flynn for BBC Radio 4. In 2022, she was named the British Book Awards Author of the Year.Marian lives in Dublin. My Favourite Mistake is her sixteenth novel.

'I'd lost my place in the universe. It had closed up and there was nowhere for me to be. I was more lost than I had known it was possible for any human being to be . . .' Anna Walsh is covered in bandages and lying in her parents' Good Front Room. She's dreaming of leaving Dublin and returning to New York. To her home. To her job. And most of all to her husband Aiden. Unfortunately, her family have other ideas. She's staying put. And Aiden? Well he's refusing to even take her calls. What has pushed Anna so far from everything that she loves? Is she the only one who can put it all right? And if not, who is? 'Keyes writes brilliantly, as always, about love, grief, jealousy and friendship' Daily Mail 'High-quality entertainment' Marie Claire [backlist thumbnails]

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