Watermelon

The hilarious, poignant and insightful first novel from the now world-wide bestselling authorClaire has everything she ever wanted- a husband she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to her first baby, James tells her that he's having an affair.Claire is left with a beautiful newborn daughter, a broken heart, and a body that she can hardly bear to look at. So, in the absence of any better offers, she decides to go home to her family in Dublin.Sheltered by the love of her quirky family, and the attention of an incredibly attractive younger man, Claire gets better. A lot better. In fact, so much better that when James slithers back into her life, he's in for a surprise

“Watermelon, Marian Keyes's very first novel, tells the extremely funny and wonderfully touching tale of a woman who thought she had it all - until the day she discovers that it's all gone . . . 'Failed relationships can be describe as so much wasted makeup . . .' 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. -- from the publisher's description Keyes gives popular fiction a good name-- Independent on Sunday Full of twists and turns, with warmth and humour on every page, it doesn't disappoint-- Closer A smart new drama from the awesome Marian Keyes-- Heat Not only is it a great story with funny, loveable characters, it made me laugh out loud-- Stylist Keyes manages to have you alternately blubbing and belly-laughing to the final page-- Company One of those rare books that will swallow up your day without realising it. Romantic and uplifting it won't fail to put a smile on your face. Marian Keyes is back to her best-- The Daily Express A modern fairy tale, it's full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit-- The Sunday Mirror One of the 40 books to read before you're 40. Pure craic-- Image”

Watermelon, Marian Keyes's very first novel, tells the extremely funny and wonderfully touching tale of a woman who thought she had it all - until the day she discovers that it's all gone . . .

'Failed relationships can be describe as so much wasted makeup . . .'

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.

from the publisher's description
Keyes gives popular fiction a good name Independent on Sunday
Full of twists and turns, with warmth and humour on every page, it doesn't disappoint Closer
A smart new drama from the awesome Marian Keyes Heat
Not only is it a great story with funny, loveable characters, it made me laugh out loud Stylist
Keyes manages to have you alternately blubbing and belly-laughing to the final page Company
One of those rare books that will swallow up your day without realising it. Romantic and uplifting it won't fail to put a smile on your face. Marian Keyes is back to her best The Daily Express
A modern fairy tale, it's full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit The Sunday Mirror
One of the 40 books to read before you're 40. Pure craic Image
So fresh . . . a story about a world I really recognised -- Sophie White

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 Don Laoghaire, Dublin. My Favourite Mistake is her sixteenth novel.

' Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted makeup . . . ' 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 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? 'Keyes gives popular fiction a good name' Independent on Sunday

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