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Grown Ups: British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022
Marian Keyes
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Description for Grown Ups: British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022
Paperback.
Fed up of being a grown up? Get away from it all with the No. 1 bestseller from Marian Keyes
'Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!' GRAHAM NORTON
'SUCH a treat. Like reading the cleverest cream cake of words' CAITLIN MORAN
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MEET JESSIE, CARA AND NELL.
Married to brothers Johnny, Ed and Liam Casey.
Three very different women tied to three very different men.
Every family occasion is a party - until the day the secrets spill out.
PLAYTIME IS OVER.
BUT WHERE ARE THE ... Read moreGROWN-UPS?
This book has been printed with four different colour designs: blue, green, pink and orange. Covers are assigned to orders at random so we are unable to accept specific requests.
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'Comic, convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs, too' GUARDIAN
'Hilarious, alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking. I loved everything about it' DAILY MAIL
'You may have written the best book of your career' CHRIS EVANS, VIRGIN RADIO
'Superb. Warm-hearted, wise and highly entertaining' OBSERVER
'Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy' STYLIST
'I loved every word. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come' LIANE MORIARTY, bestselling author of Big Little Lies
'Messy, tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort our lives out at all' JOJO MOYES, bestselling author of Me Before You
'Her best yet. Charming, funny and poignant, but also profound, heartbreaking' NINA STIBBE, bestselling author of Reasons to be Cheerful
Sunday Times bestseller April 2023
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Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
About Marian Keyes
Marian Keyes is a phenomenon. The multimillion copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved, genre-defying novels of the past thirty years – including Rachel’s Holiday, Anybody Out There and Grown Ups – has millions of devoted readers around the world. In addition to her fifteen previous novels, Marian has also written three collections of journalism, ... Read moreupon which hit BBC Radio 4 show Between Ourselves was based. Marian co-hosts the popular show Now You’re Asking with actress Tara Flynn for BBC Radio 4. In 2022, she was named the British Book Awards Author of the Year. Marian lives in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin. My Favourite Mistake is her sixteenth novel. Show Less
Reviews for Grown Ups: British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022
Comic, convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs, too
Guardian
Messy, tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort out our lives at all
Jojo Moyes
Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. ... Read moreFunny, tender and completely absorbing!
Graham Norton
I loved every word of Grown Ups. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come. There should be a word to describe the sadness and satisfaction you feel when you read the last page of a Marian Keyes novel: the ending is perfect but you still want more, more, more
Liane Moriarty
I LOVED Grown Ups so much. It's SUCH a treat. I felt like I was rolling in PURE JOY throughout. The cleverest cream cake of words
Caitlin Moran
You may have written the best book of your career
Chris Evans, Virgin Radio
Funny and moving, with an acute eye for family foibles
Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the John Rebus thrillers
It is charming, funny and poignant. But also profound, heartbreaking. If you already love Marian, this is her best yet. If you haven't read her, this is the one
Nina Stibbe
Marian Keyes shows superb skill at tackling tough themes in this tale of a clan with secrets. Grown Ups is a warm-hearted, wise and highly entertaining portrayal of how families behave; and of the love and tolerance required to sustain our closest relationships
Hannah Beckerman, Observer
A novel that is warm and witty but never afraid to tackle the big stuff
Elizabeth Day, Mail on Sunday
Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy.
Stylist
A brilliant bunch of flawed individuals, all battling to understand themselves and those around them. Definitely worth devouring this year! What a treat
Giovanna Fletcher
Marian's chatty style pulls readers in with warmth, wit and high drama
The Sunday Times Online
Grown Ups is big-hearted and entertaining, dark, funny and hugely empathetic
Daily Express
Keyes is so ambitious, funny and compassionate it's no wonder so many adore her writing
i '40 Books for the Summer'
Her most ambitious work. Delightful, bursting with wit and compassion
iNews
Keyes's latest novel might just be her greatest . . . Subtle, sophisticated storytelling
Independent
This beauty of a book just took the crown as my new favourite Marian Keyes novel (and that is a HIGH bar). It's tender, hilarious, important, with characters who feel as real as your own family by the time you're done. I put it down and felt bereft
Beth O'Leary
A book that will make you laugh out loud, get choked up, and be very annoyed when you get to the end and have to say goodbye to all these characters. Marian's storytelling skills make you care deeply about each and every one of them
The Sun Online
Funny, thought-provoking and will get you right in the feels
Red
THIS BOOK. Reader, I LOVED it. Funny & thoughtful & such brilliantly drawn characters I am genuinely bereft that my time with them is over. And it tackles some REALLY important issues with immense sensitivity & insight
Hannah Beckerman
Rejoice! Marian's back with her best book yet! An absolutely brilliant story with a very powerful emotional punch
Best
At times heart-warming, at other times heartbreaking . . . This highly entertaining book is frustratingly hard to put down and can be easily devoured over a weekend
Daily Express
A new book from the witty Irish novelist. When Cara Casey suffers concussion, she starts spilling the secrets of her glamorous, talented family. All is not as it seems
The Times, Ones to watch in 2020
Sensitive, funny, wonderful, immensely touching
Nigella Lawson
Immersive... I absolutely loved it!
Jill Mansell
Grown Ups is perfection. Smart, dark, layered. Her best yet!
Gillian McAllister
Marian Keyes's gift for storytelling is utterly magnificent. I feel like I've met every single character in this book. I may even be a character in this book. Nobody nails chaotic families like Marian
Liz Nugent
She's only gone and done it again! I love Marian Keyes' books with a passion and now she's got a fabulous new one on the way! Brilliant as ever
Jane Fallon
It's a page-turner you won't be able to put down
The Sunday Post
Marian Keyes manages to wrap family dynamics, female angst, good jokes and serious stuff into a really appealing form
Woman's Own Magazine
Marian Keyes is back with a witty and dramatic story about the Caseys, a family who seem perfect on the surface but hold some big secrets between them. When one of them starts to spill the truth after suffering concussion, things start to unravel in hilarious ways
Good Housekeeping
Happy making with glorious wit
Helen Lederer
This has the ingredients of the best of Keyes: great characters, laughs and poignancy. Keyes brilliantly captures that feeling of never quite being a grown-up, no matter your age
Good Housekeeping
We've heard whispers that this could be the much-loved author's best novel yet
Cosmopolitan, 2020s Biggest Books
The irresistible tale of an enviably glamorous family forced to confront itself
Daily Mail, Top Picks of 2020
Tackling the realities of modern-day consumerism, Keyes' new book Grown Ups is the story of three brothers and their families written with her usual deft mix of witty storytelling and delicate touchpoint topics. It's brilliant so read it
Stylist
The queen of the classy comfort read returns with this warm, wise and witty family saga which asks what really lies behind the happiest of facades
i Paper, Books of 2020
A family drama, where a concussion causes a spilling of secrets with amusing results
Irish Tatler, Top Picks of 2020
A new Keyes is always cause for celebration. The wit and warmth of her words in her 14th novel tell the story of the Caseys, a supposedly perfect family, torn apart by a careless remark at a birthday party
Grazia, Ones to watch in 2020
Marian Keyes is back and all is right with the world. No one mixes humour and heartbreak quite like Marian
Red
The latest novel from the beloved Irish author, Grown Ups delves into the Casey family whose secrets start to spill after one member gets concussed
Evening Standard, Books to look forward to in 2020
This is vintage Keyes
The Times
Grown Ups is big-hearted and entertaining, a dark, funny and empathetic exploration of a dysfunctional family and the loving ties that bind them together
Sunday Express
A new novel by Marian Keyes is always cause for celebration, and this latest is a corker. By the end you'll definitely feel part of the family
Mail Online
No one knows better than Marian Keyes what it's like trying to be a grown up in modern Ireland. Keyes is on top form as ever, and this delightful book will warm those cold winter bones
Image
A heartening, pacey read
SheerLuxe
Smart, savvy and very funny, Keyes takes the pulse of the nation while simultaneously tickling its funny bone
RTE Guide
Promises themes of love and family, all bound together with Keyes' trademark humour
Harrow Times
A hilarious read
Bella
Bursting with wit and compassion. Grown ups is as alive, complicated and chaotic as any real-life family, evoking extraordinary tenderness, pain and humour.
Francesca Steele
inews
The queen of fiction has launched another blockbuster. I couldn't put this book down
The Echo (Cork)
Chuck envy, illicit passion and financial pressures into the pot and soon this carefully constructed broth is simmering to the boil
Cornish Times
Funny, clever and hilarious and the rest, an epic tale of an epic family, the Caseys
RTE Guide
A wonderful story, filled with heartbreak, empathy and Keyes's trademark humour . . . You'll laugh, cry, and might even have your heart broken, but it's definitely worth it
Independent
A funny and thoughtful read
Prima
Up there with her best
Sunday Express
A fabulous account of family and secrets, calling into question how civilised and "grown up" any of us actually are
Glamour UK
A fabulous account of family and secrets
Glamour UK
Marian Keyes nails the zeitgeist while handling a huge cast of characters with aplomb
Express and Star
The absolute queen of astute, moving and cracking-good-fun contemporary fiction returns
The Sun
Dazzlingly brilliant
Dereham Times
Brilliant as ever
Stellar
It's everything you could want in a Keyes book - funny, warm, tender and a complete page turner
The Handbook
A fabulous account of family and secrets, calling into question how civilised and "grown up" any of us actually are
Glamour UK
A witty and compassionate story of modern life and relationships
Candis
An entertaining, sharp read that peels back the layers and nuances which shape the realities of family life and being an adult. Humorous, heart-warming and relatable
Stylist
Packed with emotional turmoil, but is light on her trademark wry wit and acerbic humour
Luxe
Keyes touches on the difficulties of broken relationships; eating disorders; emotional insecurity and other weighty subjects with her trademark humour and lightness of touch
Connaught Telegraph
Our Marian is back! And Grown Ups is one of her best yet, creating another memorable family saga
Stellar
Brilliantly plotted family saga
Tracy Thorn, New Statesman
A warm-hearted and wise tale of a family in trouble. Packed full of sharp observations and laugh-out-loud lines
i
Her writing just gets better and better . . . Grown Ups is funny and clever in the way it tackles addiction and eating disorders and the hurly burly of family life
Waitrose Weekend
A sharp satire of family dynamics and the trappings of wealth. It is a delicious thing - light and dark at once, full of acid observations and warmth, and fully attuned to the absurdities of familial life
The Gentleman's Journal
An entertaining story of family dynamics packed with vibrant characters, humour and empathy
The Sunday Times
A sharp, wry tale about a seemingly happy family with contemporary problems . . . despite the traumas, you'll whizz through it with a smile on your face
Oxfordshire Limited Edition
Keyes's captivating 14th novel tackles difficult issues with a sparkling style that makes it impossible to put down
Daily Mail
Marian Keyes is the most wonderful writer. She just gets better and better. She is a writer who believes in the best of us. She shows people's foibles but she also shows the love that binds us together in a very real way
Richard Osman Her novels tackle hard subjects with such humour and warmth its impossible not to be drawn in
Jane Harper
Daily Mail
Another high-definition family comedy. An intoxicating, effervescent and warm look at modern life
Metro
A delightful and insightful examination of the modern family
Holly Bourne
Beastmag
Laughter and tears intertwine, as ever, in the latest from our leading chronicler of the emotional messiness of contemporary life
Guardian
The strength of this book lies in its relatability factor - I laughed, cried, nodded in recognition and laughed again
Irish News
Shines a light on the frustrations and gripes of family life, while inviting us to laugh at the petty reality of it all
London Living
A book to fall into and while away hours with
Writers Online
Funny, thought-provoking and hitting you right in the feels, Marian Keyes does it again
Red Online
I loved this complex family drama . . . Keyes nails every character she touches while keeping it all so relevant
Jamie Klingler
iNews
Praise for Marian Keyes
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Mercilessly funny
The Times
Everything this woman touches turns to comic gold
Cosmopolitan
Comic, convincing and true. The warmth and empathy of Keyes's writing shine through this tale of family secrets revealed.
Katy Guest
Guardian
Clever, hilarious, poignant . . . Gloriously funny
Sunday Times
Wildly funny, romantic and nearly impossible to put down
Daily Mail
Her writing is a lovely mixture of funny and perceptive and bittersweet
Cressida Cowell
Full of brilliantly funny characters, genuine emotion and heaps of charm
Heat
Her books are humorous and have the quality of a warm bath
The Times
Classic Marian Keyes: a blizzard of wit and wisecracks
The Times
Keyes is an international treasure. The ultimate choice for a binge read
Stylist
When it comes to writing page-turners that put a smile on your face and make you think, Keyes is in a class of her own
Daily Express
Fabulously entertaining. The queen of intelligent women's fiction
Sunday Mirror
Full of darkness and light, this is Keyes at her classic and most brilliant best
Red
Keyes writes about women who are absolutely themselves, even when society tries to insist they are something else
Irish Times
Glorious, life-affirming
Woman & Home
Marian's glorious, warm-hearted wit is always guaranteed to make me laugh on the very first page There is no finer writer than Marian Keyes She really is unparalleled when it comes to making serious points with the lightest of touches
The Pool
Hilariously wise
Prima
Brutal yet endearing honesty, wonderful humour and astonishing acumen Keyes writes extremely well about modern women. Candid and deeply felt
Metro
Marian Keyes has an unparalleled talent for making you howl with laughter, nod in recognition and think at the same time
Good Housekeeping
Always brilliant - and brilliantly funny
Best
A publishing sensation
Daily Express
There are few fiction writers today with as much verve and sense of independence as Marian Keyes
Daily Telegraph
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