Watermelon - 30th Anniversary ed.

Discover the riotously funny, tender and touching debut from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups<BR>'A warm and hilarious page turner' Good Housekeeping<BR>'Gloriously funny' Sunday Times<BR>'Keyes is in a class of her own' Daily Express<BR><BR>--<BR><BR>Meet Claire Walsh.<BR><BR>On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire's husband James tells her he's been having an affair, and that now's the right time to leave her.<BR><BR>Right for who exactly?<BR><BR>Exhausted, tearful and a tiny bit furious, Claire doesn't know what to do. So she decides to go back to basics . . . and runs home to Mum and Dad.<BR><BR>But it's not the sanctuary she'd been hoping for. Juggling her sisters' drama, her parents' pity and the demands of a baby, Claire desperately misses the way things were. So when James gets back in touch, eager to put things right, Claire faces a choice.<BR><BR>Will she forgive and forget? Or can she find the courage to take a chance on herself, and start a life of her own?<BR><BR>__<BR><BR>FAMOUS FANS AND WHY THEY LOVE MARIAN KEYES<BR><BR>'Marian's writing is the truth. With big laughs' Dawn French<BR>'A giant of Irish writing' Naoise Dolan<BR>'Will make you laugh and make you cry, but will also reveal the truth of who you really are' Louise O'Neill<BR>'Keyes weaves the joy and pain of life in a unique and magical way' Cathy Rentzenbrink<BR>'One of the most honest writers writing today' Pandora Sykes<BR>'Compassionate, tender, incisive writing' Lucy Foley<BR>'Her talent for tackling serious issues with such humanity and wit is balm for the soul' Nigella Lawson<BR>'Marian Keyes is a brilliant writer. No one is better at making terrifically funny jokes while telling such important, perceptive and agonizing stories of the heart. She is a genius' Sali Hughes<BR>'Irresistible, profound. Keyes's comic gift is always evident' Independent<BR>'Joyful. Keyes' clever way with words and extraordinary wit. People stared at me as I laughed to myself' C.L. Taylor<BR>'A born storyteller' Independent on Sunday<BR><BR><BR>Marian Keyes, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024<BR>Marian Keyes' books have sold over 7 million copies in the UK [Nielsen Bookscan, April 2024]