The Break, 9781405918756
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Husband runs. Wife’s life shatters. Six months can change everything.
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The Break

british book awards author of the year 2022

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    688 pages

  • Release Date

    15 April 2018

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Summary

The Six-Month Itch: A Runaway Husband and a Wife on the Edge

At 44, Amy O’Connell thought she had life all figured out, until her husband, Hugh, drops a bombshell: he needs a break… from her.

His plan? A six-month backpacking trip through Asia, where he can do whatever – and with whomever – he pleases.

Amy’s reaction? WTAF?!

Now, she’s facing the ultimate dilemma: Stay loyal to a disloyal husband? Reconnect with her ex? Or embark on her own escape? And what a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405918756
ISBN-10:1405918756
Author:Marian Keyes
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:688
Release Date:15 April 2018
Weight:498g
Dimensions:197mm x 127mm x 39mm
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Critics Review

Involving and beautifully told … There’s a reason why Marian Keyes is the queen of commercial women’s fiction * i Newspaper *Classic Marian Keyes: a blizzard of wit and wisecracks. Mercilessly funny * The Times *There is such a variety of stories and the characters are believable and relatable. She writes funny parts, but then there are those moments that knock you down with sadness * Libby Page, bestselling author of The Lido, Woman & Home *An addictive book … lust and desire is described brilliantly * Independent *The Break races along with Keyes’ trademark energy, lightness of touch and plenty of laughs * Sunday Express *The Break is Marian Keyes at her funniest, wisest, glorious bestThe Break makes me laugh out loud * Sunday Express *Breathlessly entertaining * Connaught Telegraph *Keyes writes extremely well about modern women. A breezy, candid and deeply felt account of a wife, mother and career woman rediscovering herself * Metro *Girl-power at its best. I laughed … I cried * Daily Mail *

About The Author

Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes is the international bestselling author of Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel’s Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, Sushi for Beginners, Angels, The Other Side of the Story, Anybody Out There, This Charming Man, The Brightest Star in the Sky, The Mystery of Mercy Close, The Woman Who Stole My Life, The Break and Grown Ups. Her journalism, collected under two titles, Making It Up As I Go Along and Under the Duvet- Deluxe Edition, containing the original publications Under the Duvet and Further Under the Duvet, are also available from Penguin. Marian lives in Dublin with her husband.

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