Watermelon [Paperback]

Marian Keyes begins Watermelon with a rather inauspicious romantic opening when the heroine's husband leaves her for Denise from the flat downstairs the day their first child is born. Claire, the deserted wife and mother, returns to her family in Dublin and, after going through the required stages of "Loss, Loneliness, Hopelessness and Humiliation", begins to feel much better--so much better that when James tries to win his way back into her affections, he gets more than he bargained for.

The author's style is too blunt and her setting too suburban (with its all-too-human heroine struggling to keep her sanity, tend to her new-born baby, fight it out with siblings and begin to love again) to be a traditional romance, but there is enough chemistry and mystery to keep you guessing in the lip-smacking Watermelon--a dish that may not fill you up but will certainly give you a taster of Marian Keyes' work, of which there is much to sample, including Lucy Sullivan is getting Married, Rachel's Holiday and Last Chance Saloon. --Nicola Perry --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

'fabulously funny'
-- Mail on Sunday --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

"A candid, irresistibly funny debut and perfect summertime read."
-"Kirkus Reviews"

"Marian Keyes has a talent for writing about ordinary things happening to ordinary people. But in Watermelon, the skill with which she weaves this tangled web is extraordinary."
-"Star" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

When Claire's husband James leaves her the day after their child is born, in the absence of any better offers, she returns to her family - to her beautiful sister, her soap-watching mother and bewildered father. By the time James slithers back, he's in for a bit of a surprise.

An hilarious and bitter-sweet tale of baby-blues and fruitless men. The original Marian Keyes novel is back! --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Marian Keyes lives in Dublin. She has published six novels, which have all been international bestsellers, garnering great reviews and selling more than 2.5 million copies: Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon and Sushi for Beginners and Angels.