- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; Re-issue edition (14 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140271813
- ISBN-13: 978-0140271812
- Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 12.6 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 79,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sushi For Beginners has all the right ingredients for a thirtysomething novel. The thirtysomething girls are there, looking for a better job, a better man, ANYTHING other than what they've already got; there are men to die for and men you wish would drop dead, preferably in agony. And these "so-real you can pinch 'em" people live their lives in a funny, thrilling, sad world that you wish hadn't just ended when you turn the last page. But there is more, because this one is written by best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes.
Where her previous best-seller, Last Chance Saloon, featured Irish folk living in London, Sushi For Beginners is set in Keyes' hometown, Dublin. The only "foreigner" here is Lisa from London, a real madam whose longed-for promotion to Manhattan magazine is knocked off-course a few thousand miles when she is forced to accept the editorship of Colleen, a new magazine for young women, billed by the publishers as "dumbed-down" but definitely "sexy". Lisa would frankly rather eat one of her freebie Patrick Cox stilettos. Still a job is a job, and anyhow, Irish MD Jack Devine could just turn out to be a major consolation prize. Lisa's deputy at Colleen is Ashling, a Little Miss Fix-It, whose early role reversal with her mother (thanks to the latter's nervous breakdown) has induced an organisational paranoia and a handbag filled with emergency equipment to meet any eventuality. Oh, and a best friend whose motives might not always be in Ashling's best interests.
This is a story of three girls' lives, what's made them what they are and their search for happiness--sometimes found in unlikely places and sometimes lost forever. With Sushi For Beginners, Keyes is fast becoming the undisputed Queen of her genre. She is wincingly accurate and wickedly funny, and while she can tackle big issues like homelessness (no pun intended) with honest feeling devoid of over-sentimentality, her insight into the aspirations of thirtysomething women at the turn of the 21st century sets her high above the competition. --Carey Green This review refers to the hardcover edition of this title. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"'Marian Keyes is the queen of feel-good fiction. Her hip, heart-warming comedies have made her the hottest young female writer in Britain and the voice of a generation' Mirror"
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The perfect ending to the perfect story!,
By L Murphy (Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sushi for Beginners (Paperback)
This is the story of three women with very different personalities.
Aishling is delighted when she gets a new job on a new magazine called Colleen. Shes had a difficult life, the story tells us how her mothers depression has affected her own life and personality. She is the main character in the book and very likable. We hear about the men in her life... mainly Marcus. Yuck. Lisa is looking forward to a big promotion, but almost falls to pieces when she realises that she's been sent from London to work in Dublin as Editor in Chief of Colleen. She's an interesting character and you find yourself hoping things work out for her as she tries to cope with a divorce from Oliver. Then Clodagh, the most unlikable of the three, she seems to have the perfect life. She's also Ashling's best friends. Married with two kids and the perfect husband. Only problem is she's bored senseless and doesn't care who she hurts for a bit of excitement. I really enjoy Keyes books, they are a real pick me up. Her sense of humour shines through and you cant help but laugh out loud.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good,
This review is from: Sushi for Beginners (Paperback)
This was the 1st book by Keyes I have read. I will definately be reading more!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Gooooooood read,
By DebzM "BookBabe" (Renfrewshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sushi for Beginners (Paperback)
Loved all the characters, especially Lisa and enjoyed the storyline immensley, a definite for Keyes fans!!
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