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Watermelon (Paperback)

by Marian Keyes (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Paperback: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Mandarin; New edition edition (2 Jun 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749324791
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749324797
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.4 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 260,200 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

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



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"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"

"From the Trade Paperback edition."

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a must read!!!, 25 Jul 2006
By R. Bodels "ruth bodels" (liverpool uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Watermelon (Paperback)
this is an amazingly funny book! really is great, if your in any doubt buy it!! its worth it, it was the first marian keyes book and bought, and ive read is twice and its still great! you cant put it down you can really relate to poor old claire, and you really want to help her in her hour of need!! really is brilliant, go and buy!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh My God!, 29 Mar 2007
This review is from: Watermelon (Paperback)
I totally loved this book! I was hooked by the end of chapter one! I previously read angels in this series and a couple of others by the same auther and this has to be the best by far! Although I did feel like jumping into the book and shaking James till his head fell off! What a really nasty person! How Claire didnt slap him I will never know!

I would seriously recomend this book for anyone wanting a night in and a laugh! Do not go out in public and read this book, its too embarrassing when you laugh out loud!
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Watermelon, 5 April 2006
By SIOBHAN DEVINE (SOUTH LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Watermelon was the 1st book from Marian Keyes that I read and from the first chapter I was absaloutly hooked. The characters are warm and real and the story is fantastic. Marian has such a fantastic way of writing that captivates you from the very start. I cannot recomend this book or this authour highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Reading this book it happened quite often that I had to burst out laughing - it is written in such a brilliant way, I was hooked and couldn't put it down. Read more
Published 28 days ago by C. Woehrle

4.0 out of 5 stars LOL Funny
This was my first Book By this auther as a friend gave it to me. She told me it was rubbish and written in the 3rd Person.
I have to say she was wrong. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. K. A. West

2.0 out of 5 stars a bit weak versus the other Marian Keyes books
I've loved all of the other Marian Keyes books. But this one was a bit weak.

The second half of the book didn't feel true to the characters and the arguments with... Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. Brady

3.0 out of 5 stars More Marian
Here first book which I read last. As a devoted fan of Marian, her stories, her characters, her sense of humour and witty descriptions, I always love her work. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Loren

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
As usual Marian Keyes has the ability to transform you into her world. This is a good holiday read.
Published 6 months ago by J. Wyatt

3.0 out of 5 stars A slice of Watermelon please and helping of laughter
This is the second Marian Keyes novel I have picked up in six months to read. I am bit of a late discoverer of her novels. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Joanne D'Arcy

5.0 out of 5 stars My Fave Marian Book - Read ASAP!
This is Marian's best book by far, absolutely hilarious and so down to earth.
This my first experience of the Walsh family and I fell head over heels with them. Read more
Published 8 months ago by D. Marcus

5.0 out of 5 stars Watermelon
Be warned, do not read in public as your gonna look crazy laughing aloud... this book has is very funny! A great one to read if your feeling down!
Published 13 months ago by L Murphy

5.0 out of 5 stars wow
A story of a woman's triumph through grief. As Claire is landed with a new born baby and a deserted husband, she's not quite sure what to do with herself. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ms. GK Bowkett

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous & So Real!
Oh what a great book! This was my first Marian Keyes read and since I have read a further 2 and now on my fourth!
An excellent, funny read. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Catht711

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