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Marian Keyes prichádza s voľným pokračovaním svojho briskne vtipného debutového románu Melón, ktorý sa veľmi rýchlo stal celosvetovým bestsellerom. Prázdniny pre Rachel sú sarkastickou sebaironizujúcou sondou do vnútra Rachel, čiernej ovce rodiny Walshovcov. Rachel býva na Manhattane a naplno si užíva život. Posledný výstrelok ju však stojí nielen priateľa a prácu, ale aj slobodu. Keď sa totiž o jej údajnom predávkovaní dozvie klan Walshovcov, berú celú situáciu do vlastných rúk. Rachel odchádza do rodného Írska, kde sa má podrobiť terapii na vychytenej klinike. Podarí sa jej prekročiť vlastný tieň?

Claire žije v presvedčení, že jej milovaný manžel James je mužom jej života, a s láskou očakáva okamih, keď mu bude môcť ukázať ich prvorodenú dcéru. Až kým jej dve hodiny po pôrode drahý James neoznámi, že ju opúšťa, lebo sa zamiloval do susedky, ktorá je od nej navyše o pár rokov staršia. Claire je v šoku. Mal to byť predsa najkrajší deň ich spoločného života. Vráti sa domov k excentrickej rodine a postupne si hojí rany v kruhu svojich blízkych. Pošliapané sebavedomie jej pomaličky zliepa záujem mladého fešáka Adama. Príbeh je popretkávaný sebaironizujúcimi vtipnými vnútornými monológmi hlavnej postavy i slovným pingpongom medzi Claire a jej svojskými mladšími sestrami. Pobaví i zaujme vtipnými sondami do hlbín ľudskej duše.

Voľné pokračovanie príbehov sestier Walshových tentoraz rozpráva o Maggie. Maggie je na rozdiel od Rachel z knihy Prázdniny pre Rachel a Claire z Melóna naopak vyrovnaná a úspešná, dalo by sa povedať „biela ovca" rodiny Walshovcov. Vydala za slušného človeka, pracuje v úspešnej firme... Ibaže zrazu zistí, že ju manžel podvádza a šéfka jej už chystá výpoveď. Z usporiadaného života v bezpečí rodinného krbu zostanú iba trosky, a tak sa prvý raz v živote rozhodne pozbierať odvahu... a utiecť k najlepšej priateľke Emily do čarovného Los Angeles. V Meste anjelov, ktoré je mekkou opálených dlhonohých krásavíc sa síce cíti ako ryba na suchu, no ani sa nenazdá, stretáva sa s ľuďmi z filmovej brandže, a dokonca ponúka štúdiám svoj prvý filmový scenár... Koniec manželstva predsa neznamená koniec sveta!

Ve vyprávění příběhu se střídají čtyři různé hlasy. Zatímco první z nich patří módní stylistce Lole, druhý hlas ztělesňuje novinářka Grace. Třetí hlas reprezentuje pracující manželka a matka dvou dcer Marnie a poslední, čtvrtý hlas zastupuje Alicie. Hlasy hrdinek se vzájemně prolínají a postupně nám odhalují, co spojuje všechny čtyři vypravěčky dohromady. Průsečík jejich životních osudů se jmenuje Paddy de Courcy. Na první pohled se zdá, že tento okouzlující muž, kterému přezdívají irský J. F. Kennedy, nemá jedinou chybu. Naše čtyři vypravěčky však znají tajemství ukrytá za jeho dokonalým úsměvem i nebezpečný účinek jeho skutečného šarmu. Jakkoli se autorka románu nevyhýbá bolestnému tématu domácího násilí a alkoholismu, najdeme v něm i spoustu humoru, především na stránkách deníku Loly, která je v šoku, když se z novin doví, že její milenec Paddy se zasnoubil s Alicií. Prostřednictvím příběhu novinářky Grace poznáváme zákoutí milostného vztahu, zatímco osud jejího dvojčete Marnie slouží jako důkaz velké ženské síly. Celé vyprávění je nakonec završeno nečekaným triumfem.

V jednom dublinském domě se objeví tajemná bytost s ještě tajemnějším posláním. Dokáže číst myšlenky, prochází zdmi a umí rozpoznat, jaké emoce lidé prožívají. Je sice neviditelná, ale citlivější jedinci jsou někdy schopni její přítomnost vycítit. Za kým sem vlastně přišla? To zatím sama neví. A tak se jejím prostřednictvím seznamujeme s jednotlivými obyvateli domu. Katie dělá starosti její přítel Conall, který je tak posedlý svou prací, že si snad ani neuvědomuje, že nějakou přítelkyni vůbec má. Poláci Jan a Andrej zase netuší, co si počít se svou novou spolubydlící, hezkou, ale neustále naježenou taxikářkou Lydií. Jenže i Lydie má svoje problémy a je zranitelná, i když by to před nikým za nic na světě nepřiznala. Charismatický zahradník Fionn přijel do Dublinu natáčet svůj vlastní televizní pořad a nastěhoval se ke své svérázné pěstounce Jemimě. Bude pro něj ale život v záři reflektorů opravdu to pravé? A pak jsou tu Matt a Maeve, mladí manželé, kteří jsou na první pohled Zamilovaní s velkým Z. Ale je jejich manželství skutečně taková idyla? Osudy obyvatel domu se různě proplétají a ona záhadná bytost začíná mít tak trochu naspěch, protože její poslání je časově omezené. Podaří se jí ho úspěšně splnit? A co je to vlastně za poslání?

International bestseller Keyes is back with another quirky, heartwarming story of the Walsh sisters. Written in her classic style and marrying the darker parts of life with humor and wit, this novel is a wonderfully charming look at love here and ever after.

'I'm in the Last Chance Saloon. In my decrepit, thirty-one-year-old state, I'd probably never get another man...' Tara, Katherine and Fintan have been best friends since they were teenagers. Now in their early thirties, they've been living it up in London for ten years. But what have they got to show for it? Sure, Tara's got her boyfriend - but she loves food, shopping and her lipstick so much more. Katherine, On the other hand, Is a serial singleton whose neatness fetish won't let a man mess up her life. And Fintan? Well, Fintan has everything. Until he gets ill and has to ask himself: what have you got if you haven't got your health? All three are drinking in the Last Chance Saloon and they're about to discover that if you don't change your life, life has a way of changning you...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GROWN UPS, MARIAN KEYES 'JUST BRILLIANT' SUNDAY TIMES ___________ 'Myself and Hugh . . . We're taking a break.' 'A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?' If only. Amy's husband Hugh says he isn't leaving her. He still loves her, he's just taking a break - from their marriage, their children and, most of all, from their life together. Six months in South-East Asia. And nothing she says can stop him. But when does a break become a break-up? A lot can happen in six months. And it's enough to send Amy and her family of gossips, misfits and troublemakers teetering over the edge. When Hugh returns, if he returns, will he be the same man she married? Will Amy be the same woman? Because if Hugh is on a break from their marriage, then . . . isn't she on one too? _____________ 'Mercilessly funny' The Times 'I laughed . . . I cried' Daily Mail 'Full of darkness and light, this is Keyes at her classic and most brilliant best' Red SHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

What happens when a psychic tells Lucy that she'll be married within the year? Her flatmates panic! What is going to happen to their blissful existence of eating take-out, drinking too much wine, bringing men home, and never vacuuming? Lucy reassures her friends that she's far too busy arguing with her mother and taking care of her irresponsible father to get married. And then there's the small matter of not even having a boyfriend. But then Lucy meets gorgeous, unreliable Gus. Could he be the future Mr Lucy Sullivan? Or could it be handsome Chuck? Or Daniel, the world's biggest flirt? Or even cute Jed, the new guy at work? But will she find her soulmate?

Stella Sweeny is back in Dublin. After living the dream in New York for a year - touring her self-help book, appearing on talk shows all over the USA and living it up in her 10-room duplex on the Upper West Side - she's back to normality with a bang. And she's got writer's block

Meet Helen, youngest of the Walsh sisters, black sheep of the family and a law unto herself. She was sacked from every job she ever had before she found her true calling as a private investigator. But times are tough for PIs and Helen's had no choice but to take on the case of missing boyband has-been Wayne Diffney.

This fun book taps into the worldwide fascination with 1D, where fans not only have to find Zayn but also a cast of thousands.

45 circular day walks are described in this guidebook to the Brecon Beacons National Park. From west to east, Mynydd Du, Fforest Fawr, the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains these mountain and valley routes offer many options, highlighting the natural features. The walks described explore dramatic waterfalls, wooded gorges and upland valleys.

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The 30 circular routes in this guide to walking on the Gower peninsula, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in South Wales, cover the rugged coastline, beaches and inland valleys and ridges. The walks visit a variety of landscapes and range from 21/2 to 14 miles long. Packed with historical and geological information.

When I Were a Lad... looks at the glorious-yet-risky childhoods of yesteryear before the Health and Safety officers told us we couldn't do everything because it was too dangerous.

Back in the long ago nineties, Rachel Walsh was a mess. But a spell in rehab transformed everything. Life became very good, very quickly. These days, Rachel has love, family, a great job as an addiction counsellor, she even gardens. Her only bad habit is a fondness for expensive trainers. But with the sudden reappearance of a man she'd once loved, her life wobbles. She'd thought she was settled. Fixed forever. Is she about to discover that no matter what our age, everything can change? Is it time to think again, Rachel?

Take a nostalgic trip back to a time when children played on the street, the local bobby could clip your ear and anywhere beyond Bridlington was an exotic holiday.

Andrew Davies, author of the acclaimed Gangs of Manchester, paints a portrait of Britain's gangland between the wars - a period when Glasgow was known as the 'Scottish Chicago'.

A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend and that was it - she realized that baking was what she needed to do in order to get her through each day. And so she baked, and she wrote her recipes down, and little by little the depression started to lift, along with her sponges...

Exuberant and affirming, it's funny and immensely clever, emotionally rare and strong. I feel bereft now I've finished' Tessa Hadley Casey has ended up back in Massachusetts after a devastating love affair. Her mother has just died and she is knocked sideways by grief and loneliness, moving between the restaurant where she waitresses for the Harvard elite and the rented shed she calls home. Her one constant is the novel she has been writing for six years, but at thirty-one she is in debt and directionless, and feels too old to be that way - it's strange, not be the youngest kind of adult anymore. And then, one evening, she meets Silas. He is kind, handsome, interested. But only a few weeks later, Oscar walks into her restaurant, his two boys in tow. He is older, grieving the loss of his wife, and wrapped up in his own creativity. Suddenly Casey finds herself at the point of a love triangle, stuck between two very different relationships that promise two very different futures. Lily King's Writers & Lovers follows Casey in the last days of a long youth, a time when everything - her family, her work, her relationships - comes to a crisis. Hugely moving and impossibly funny, it is a transfixing novel that explores the terrifying and exhilarating leap between the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another. It is a novel about love and creativity, and ultimately it captures the moment when a woman becomes an artist.

In "Cracks in My Foundation," Marian Keyes offers a humorous and candid exploration of life, touching on themes like family, beauty, and travel. With her relatable style, she shares personal anecdotes and original short fiction, inviting readers to feel a connection as they enjoy her witty insights on life and love.

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 GROWN-UPS?

Lola has just found out that her boyfriend - charismatic politician Paddy de Courcy - is getting married. To someone else. Heartbroken, Lola flees the city for a cottage by the sea. But will Lola's retreat prove as idyllic as she hopes? Journalist Grace wants the inside story on Paddy de Courcy's engagement and thinks Lola holds the key to it. Grace knew Paddy a long time ago. But why can't she forget him? Grace's sister, Marnie, might have the answer but she also has issues with the past. Her loving loving husband and beautiful daughters are wonderful, but they can't take away memories of her first love; a certain Paddy de Courcy. What will it take for Marnie to be able to move on? Alicia Thornton is Paddy's wife-to-be. Determined to be the perfect wife, Alicia would do anything for her fiancé. But does she know the real Paddy?

Jojo Harvey is a literary agent whose star is on the rise. In love with both her married boss and her burgeoning career, not much distracts her. Until she finds herself representing two women who used to be best friends.

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A goldmine of insights into project management - how it is actually done and how it could be done better. Andrew Davies should be read by anyone interested in understanding and improving the management of projects. Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor and Chair at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, co-author of Megaprojects and Risk

A hilarious collection of essays, perfect for fans of Caitlin Moran and Lena Dunham. A collection of hilarious, poignant and moving essays from the Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling novelist. Marian's tales of her eye-lash extension horrors, domestic Goddess attempts and the time that she decided to become a yoga instructor will have you crying with laughter.

'The Maeve Binchy Writers' Club' gives an unique insight into how a No.1 bestselling author writes. Inspired by a course run by the National College of Ireland, it comprises 20 letters from Maeve, offering advice, tips and her own wonderfully witty take on the life of a writer, in addition to contributions from top writers, publishers and editors.Whether you want to write a saga or a thriller, comedy or journalism, or write for the radio or stage, this also gives advice on the best way to get started, and what editors, publishers and agents are looking for.'The Maeve Binchy Writers' Club' is a fascinating and informative guide to inspire all budding writers as well as entertaining Maeve Binchy fans the world over.Includes expert advice from Marian Keyes, Alison Walsh, Norah Casey, Paula Campbell, Ivy Bannister, Seamus Hosey, Gerald Dave, Jim Culleton, Ferdia McAnna and Julie Parsons.Includes a specially written brand new story by Maeve Binchy:'The Writing Class'

They emerged from the harrowing slums of one of the world's great cities, malnourished youths clad in bizarre fashions. The scuttlers were the `hoodies' of their day, and for thirty years they held the streets of Manchester and Salford in a grip of fear. Gangs of Manchester traces the history of the scuttlers from the Rochdale Road War of 1870-1, through the antics of such infamous fighters as the Bellis brothers of Salford and John Hillier, the King of the Scuttlers, until the demise of the gangs at the turn of the century.

Underneath that chilled exterior is a potty-mouthed mouser ready to let rip. Sweary Cats features over 60 fabulous felines itching and scratching to tell it like it is, either through withering sarcasm or deeply insulting remarks.

Anna has just lost her taste for the big apple . . .Anna has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn't want all that? Anna—it turns out.Turning a minor mid-life crisis into a major life event she packs it in, heads back to Ireland, and gets a PR job for a super-high-end coastal retreat.Tougher than it sounds. Newsflash: the locals hate it. So much so, there have been threats—and violence.Anna, however, worked in the beauty industry. There's no ugliness she hasn't seen. No wrinkle she can't smooth over. Anna's got this.Until she discovers that leaving New York doesn't mean escaping her mistakes.Once upon a time she'd had a best friend. Once upon a time she'd loved a man. Now she has neither. And now she has to face them.We all make mistakes.But when do we stop making the same one over and over again?

At 66, Star Street in Dublin, someone is watching over the lives of the people living in its flats. But no one is aware of it - yet... One of them is ready to take the plunge and fall in love; another is torn between two very different lovers. For some, secrets they want to stay buried will come to light and for others, the unveiling of those secrets will have tragic consequences. Fate is on its way to Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change their lives in the most unexpected of ways...

Who will have the nervous breakdown? Will it be Clodagh who awaits her beautiful husband's homecoming, or Lisa, hard and brittle and recently demoted? Or perhaps it will be Ashling who is so normal that she is actually weird.

An anthology of sixteen short stories about family, friendship, and love features contributions from popular Irish women authors.

Slide 'Further Under the Duvet', get yourself comfortable and let Marian take you places you've never been before. Places like the Irish air-guitar championships, a shopping trip to Bloomingdales with a difference and Cannes with a chronic case of Villa-itis. Along the way you'll encounter knicker-politics, fake tans, sticky-out ears and passionate love affairs both with make-up and Toblerones. And of course, agony aunt Mammy Walsh is on hand to solve all your problems.

Every book tells a story . . . And the 70 titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth and quality that formed part of the original Penguin vision in 1935 and that continue to define our publishing today. Together, they tell one version of the unique story of Penguin Books. Marian Keyes spearheaded a new wave of contemporary women's fiction, providing wickedly funny tales of twenty- and thirty-somethings living and loving on the edge. No stranger to the road less commonly travelled herself, Marian has also written two collections of tales and observations from her own life. Nothing Bad Ever Happens in Tiffany's is a small but perfectly formed selection of these.

Forfatteren Marian Keyes (f. 1963) fortæller åbenhjertigt anekdoter fra sit liv i Dublin og London

Lizzie hasn't realised that she's dead yet. She can't understand why everyone is ignoring her when all she wants is a little sympathy. She has been in an accident, after all. Next day at work, she meets two spirits who've been sent to break the news.

This new edition is an invaluable resource for specialists and trainees in pain management, containing up-to-date content on the assessment and managment of cancer-related breakthrough pain.

Commemorating 100 years since the dedication of the Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Ireland's miniature gem of Celtic Revival Art.

A fresh approach to scholarship on the diverse nature of Indian anticolonial processes. Brings together a varied selection of literature to explore Indian anticolonialism in new ways Offers a different perspective to geographers seeking to understand political resistance to colonialism Addresses contemporary studies that argue nationalism was joined by other political processes, such as revolutionary and anarchist ideologies, to shape the Indian independence movement Includes a focus on a specific anticolonial group, the “Pondicherry Gang,” and investigates their significant impact which went beyond South India Helps readers understand the diverse nature of anticolonialism, which in turn prompts thinking about the various geographies produced through anticolonial activity

2-sprachiger Lektüreband mit 7 kurzen Erzählungen der irischen Autorin und einer Audio-CD mit dem englischen Text; für Lernende mit guten Vorkenntnissen. Interessantes neues Angebot von Pons für Englischlernende mit guten Vorkenntnissen. Originale zeitgenössische Literatur verschiedener Genres wird 2-sprachig, rechts englischer Originaltext, links deutsche Übersetzung, angeboten. Die wichtigsten schwierigen Vokabeln plus einige interkulturelle Infos werden in einem Register, nach Seiten geordnet, aufgeführt. Eine sinnvolle Ergänzung der Texte sind die jeweils beiliegenden Audio-CDs, von professionellen Muttersprachlern in britischem oder amerikanischem Englisch gesprochen, sodass Lese- und Hörverständnis geschult und Lektürevergnügen garantiert sind. Die 7 kurzen humorvollen, selbstironischen Geschichten der irischen Frauenautorin Marian Keyes stammen aus dem Erzählband "Under The Duvet" von 2001. Als Hörbuchpaket von digital publishing wurde bereits "Chocolates in bed" (BA 9/06) von derselben Autorin angezeigt. Da die Nachfrage nach englischen Lektüren unvermindert anhält, können diese Texte von bekannten zeitgenössischen Autoren zur Erweiterung des Angebotes breit empfohlen werden. Besprechung weiterer Titel in dieser Nr. (2)

Das Buch, das eine ganze Reisebibliothek ersetzt und noch in jeden Koffer passt. Das Ferienlesebuch 2004 mit vergnüglichen und spannenden Erzählungen großer Autorinnen und Autoren. Mit wasserfester Schutzhülle.

Wie trennt man sich im Guten vom langjährigen Friseur? Welche ungeahnten Gefahren verbergen sich hinter dem Gebrauch künstlicher Wimpern? Welche schillernden Lügen sollte man immer parat haben, wenn man in die Antarktis reist? Marian Keyes bietet in ihrer Kolumnensammlung die perfekten Antworten zu allen wirklich dringenden Fragen des Lebens – urkomisch, wahrhaftig und hundertprozentig persönlich.

Verhalen van Ierse schrijfsters.

Sushi voor beginners & De vakantie van Rachel

A serial novel by 15 of the brightest talents in Irish writing (including Marian Keyes, Pauline McLynn, Gina Moxley and Frank McCourt), telling an elaborate tale of murder, mayhem and literary shenanigans in present-day Dublin. Approximately £1 from every copy sold will go to Amnesty International.

Begleiten Sie Marian Keyes auf eine weitere Reise in die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens! Zum Beispiel auf eine Hochzeit mit der gesamten Keyes-Sippe nach Italien! Die aber nicht ganz so romantisch ausfällt wie geplant, weil für Iren die wichtigste Frage auf Hochzeiten lautet: "Wann beginnt denn der Kampf?". Erfahren Sie den Unterschied zwischen der Theorie des Babysittens (pädagogischer Ausflug, liebevoll bereitetes Vollwertmittagessen, Lernspiele) und der Praxis (McDonald's und Fernsehglotzen). Und lernen Sie, was die Welt im innersten zusammenhält: Essen, Kosmetika und viel Humor!

Toutes les femmes de Dublin ont rêvé de passer la bague au doigt, mais Paddy de Courcy n'est plus un coeur à prendre. L'heureuse élue ? Alicia Thorton, qui n'a pas l'air au courant des jalousies qu'elle suscite... Lola, d'abord, la fiancée officieuse, qui se persuade d'un malentendu même si ses espoirs s'amenuisent au fil du temps. Marnie, ensuite, mère de deux enfants, nostalgique de son premier amour, éternelle insatisfaite. Et enfin Grace, soeur jumelle de Marnie et journaliste, qui a bien l'intention d'utiliser quelques détails croustillants contre ce politicien en vogue... Elles se l'arrachent toutes, mais qui est donc Paddy, ce beau parti qui a tout du Prince Charmant ?

Samen met een stel vriendinnen bezoekt Lucy een helderziende die voorspelt dat Lucy binnen een jaar zal trouwen. Maar dan blijkt dat ze steeds op de verkeerde mannen valt.

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