- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Ireland (2 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844882144
- ISBN-13: 978-1844882144
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 860,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Spirited and sisterly ... like Jane Austen on ecstasy' --Sunday Independent
'A funny romantic comedy - a bit like Bridget Jones on Viagra' --Irish Daily Mail
'She can really write - a deserved No 1' --Irish Independent
'Tender, romantic and laugh aloud funny' --Irish Examiner
'A funny romantic comedy - a bit like Bridget Jones on Viagra' --Irish Daily Mail
'She can really write - a deserved No 1' --Irish Independent
'Tender, romantic and laugh aloud funny' --Irish Examiner
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You'd think twenty-seven years would be enough time to wise up to the rules of love and loss, especially Rule Number One: Do not, at any time, let him see how much he has hurt you.
But no, Izzy Keegan was probably off doing sambuca shots when that lesson was taught. So, starting with public humiliation (that infamous blow-up with her ex and his new woman . . . huge mistake), and taking in temporary insanity, rebound sex and a night in a police cell along the way, Izzy has to make up her own rules for coping with heartbreak.
Luckily she has friends who are there for her through thick and thin (even if 'doing an Izzy' is their new shorthand for completely losing it). And she's got her foot in the door of the film business (though dogsbody wasn't exactly the job she dreamt of doing). Now, all she has to do is put the dirty cheating love-rat behind her.
You'd think twenty-seven years would be enough time to wise up to the rules of love and loss. Make that twenty-seven and a bit . . .
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Format:Hardcover
Izzy Keegan has just been dumped by her boyfriend of three years, Cian. Her heartbreak drives her to embarrass herself on a night out when she tries to get him back and accidentally comes across his new girlfriend Saffy. In the months that follow, Izzy becomes something of a hermit and it's only when her friends, Kileen & Susie, get fed up of her moping does Izzy eventually come out of hiding. Can Izzy get over Cian or will she be able to win him back?
The thing that I enjoyed most throughout the book was the sense of friendship between Izzy, Kileen and Susie. That saved the book for me because so many books focus on friendships gone sour whereas Hello, Heartbreak is all about the fantastic friendship of the trio and how much they're there for each other when needed. I absolutely loved that aspect of the book and Amy Huberman wrote about their friendship in such an enjoyable way. There were also a few funny scenes throughout the book which made me laugh, in particular when Izzy has her meltdown which was comedy gold.
Hello, Heartbreak, is enjoyable enough if you're looking for an incredibly light read and don't mind overcliched chick lit. For me though, it was just too same-y and I felt I'd read it all before. I can see Amy Huberman was kind of going for a Sophie-Kinsella-type read but you can't beat the Queen of Chick Lit and this was a poor poor substitute. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it enough to finish it and I thought it started well, but I wasn't blown away by it.
The thing that I enjoyed most throughout the book was the sense of friendship between Izzy, Kileen and Susie. That saved the book for me because so many books focus on friendships gone sour whereas Hello, Heartbreak is all about the fantastic friendship of the trio and how much they're there for each other when needed. I absolutely loved that aspect of the book and Amy Huberman wrote about their friendship in such an enjoyable way. There were also a few funny scenes throughout the book which made me laugh, in particular when Izzy has her meltdown which was comedy gold.
Hello, Heartbreak, is enjoyable enough if you're looking for an incredibly light read and don't mind overcliched chick lit. For me though, it was just too same-y and I felt I'd read it all before. I can see Amy Huberman was kind of going for a Sophie-Kinsella-type read but you can't beat the Queen of Chick Lit and this was a poor poor substitute. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it enough to finish it and I thought it started well, but I wasn't blown away by it.
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I really enjoyed this book and i have read some rubbish :)
Funny,honest and evenly paced, finished it in 2 days!!
Every woman who has ever been dumped will relate to this and there were a few suprises which i didnt see coming, was screaming NOOOOOOO when reading it lol
Honestly wish it had of been a bit longer, really enjoyed all the other charachters too
Will be passing on to my friends for sure and waiting for next book to be released
Good on you Amy for having the courage to write a novel
Funny,honest and evenly paced, finished it in 2 days!!
Every woman who has ever been dumped will relate to this and there were a few suprises which i didnt see coming, was screaming NOOOOOOO when reading it lol
Honestly wish it had of been a bit longer, really enjoyed all the other charachters too
Will be passing on to my friends for sure and waiting for next book to be released
Good on you Amy for having the courage to write a novel
Format:Hardcover
Excellent book. I'm really not fan of chick lit and the stuff is banned from my bookshelves. I read this out of a favour to a friend (a long story) and actually it was great. Yes it was a little cliched, but it also subverted some of the traditional cliches and poked fun at chick lit and itself. It's not the greatest, smartest, most orginal plot ever, but it is a very funny book. For that alone it's worth reading.
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