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ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING A GROWN UP? ESCAPE IT ALL WITH MARIAN KEYES' BRAND NEW NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO ADULT LIFE
'Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!' GRAHAM NORTON
'It's SUCH a treat. I felt like I was reading the cleverest cream cake of words' CAITLIN MORAN
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They're a glamorous family, the Caseys.
Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together - birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. And they're a happy family. Johnny's wife, Jessie - who has the most money - insists on it.
Under the surface, though, conditions are murkier. While some people clash, other people like each other far too much . . .
Everything stays under control until Ed's wife Cara gets concussion and can't keep her thoughts to herself. One careless remark at Johnny's birthday party, with the entire family present, starts Cara spilling out all their secrets.
In the subsequent unravelling, every one of the adults finds themselves wondering if it's time - finally - to grow up?
Grown Ups is the brand new, sensationally entertaining and laugh out loud novel from Marian Keyes.
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'Comic, convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs, too' GUARDIAN
' Hilarious, alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking. I loved everything about it' DAILY MAIL
'You may have written the best book of your career' CHRIS EVANS, VIRGIN RADIO
'Superb. Warm-hearted, wise and highly entertaining' OBSERVER
'Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy' STYLIST
'I loved every word. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come' LIANE MORIARTY, bestselling author of Big Little Lies
'Messy, tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort our lives out at all' JOJO MOYES, bestselling author of Me Before You
'Her best yet. Charming, funny and poignant, but also profound, heartbreaking' NINA STIBBE, bestselling author of Reasons to be Cheerful
Author Notes
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.
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Keyes's comical and engaging outing (after The Break) dissects the breaking point of the Caseys, a close-knit extended family in present-day Ireland. After Cara hits her head at her brother-in-law Johnny's 49th birthday party, she blurts out various secrets that have been plaguing her family, causing a chain reaction to ripple through the guests. Socially conscious, artistic sister-in-law Nell realizes she and Liam--Johnny's immature and shady youngest brother--didn't really know each other before getting hitched. Nell's mutually drawn to her dynamic nephew, Ferdia, Johnny's 22-year-old stepson. Johnny is handsome and charming but insecure. He's married to Jessie, a successful businesswoman with imposter syndrome, and he betrays Jessie's trust by surreptitiously meeting with an old lover with whom he and Jessie used to be close. In the months before the party, Cara struggled with bulimia, and her husband, Ed, the middle brother, threatened to leave Cara if she didn't seek treatment, and Cara, a hotel receptionist, regrets agreeing to look at Jessie's finances, which leave her privy to Jessie's chronic overspending and Johnny's secret. Keyes not only manages to keep this potentially unwieldy cast under control, she delivers a character-based plot that's emotionally honest and resolves in ways that feel authentic. There's a lot going on here, and it all pays off with dividends. (June)
Booklist Review
Keyes' latest covers the extended Casey family. At the center are glamorous Jessie and Johnny, owners of a famous specialty food shop chain based in Ireland.Their marriage was complicated from the start, as Jessie is the widow of Rory, Johnny's best friend. Johnny's brothers, Liam and Ed, are also featured along with their wives. Liam is newly (and impulsively) married to Nell, and they couldn't be a stranger match. Ed is married to sweet Cara, who hides a dark secret that threatens their marriage. The fact is, all of the family members hold secrets of varying consequences, and they all come tumbling out at Johnny's fiftieth birthday party after Cara suffers a concussion and starts spilling everything she knows (which is a lot). Keyes helpfully provides a family tree, and readers will need it. There's an awful lot going on, but Keyes is a master at making the reader feel like a fly on the wall, privy to all kinds of information and juicy secrets. Her fans will be content.
Library Journal Review
International best-selling author Keyes (Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married) returns with an intricate and evocative story delving into the lives of the many Casey family members. Johnny Casey and his wealthy entrepreneur/family organizer wife Jessie keep all the members of the family connected with regular gatherings. The three brothers--Johnny, Ed, and Liam--and their wives and children mostly get along and lead fairly privileged lives touched with glamour, thanks to Jessie's generosity. Everyone has something worth hiding, though, bubbling beneath the goodwill. At one fateful get-together, brother Ed's wife, Cara, starts spilling far too much truth after suffering a concussion, and the entire family is in for a much-needed unraveling. VERDICT Focusing in depth on different members of the Casey family, Keyes's writing is nuanced and delicate. She maintains humor while handling tough topics. Readers will feel part of the family and at home with the Caseys. Thoroughly absorbing and hard to let go, this novel is Keyes at her best.--Julie Kane, Washington & Lee Lib., Lexington, VA