Marian Keyes
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born
September 10, 1963
gender
female
place of birth
Ireland
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genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Marian Keyes, born September 10, 1963, is a popular Irish writer, considered to be one of the original progenitors of "chick lit". Keyes' first novel, Watermelon, was published in Ireland in 1995. Since then she has published seven further novels and two collections of non-fiction, and has sold 15 million copies of her books in 30 languages.
books by Marian Keyes
combine editionsavg rating: 3.61 | 19227 ratings | 36 distinct works
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Sushi for Beginners: A Novel (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.47 — 2592 ratings — published 2005 30 editions |
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Rachel's Holiday (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.76 — 2279 ratings — published 2002 20 editions |
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Last Chance Saloon (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.58 — 2143 ratings — published 2003 20 editions |
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Watermelon (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.69 — 2074 ratings — published 2006 22 editions |
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Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.54 — 2095 ratings — published 2002 27 editions |
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Anybody Out There? (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.88 — 1842 ratings — published 2007 17 editions |
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The Other Side of the Story: A Novel (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.55 — 1750 ratings — published 2006 15 editions |
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Angels: A Novel (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.49 — 1605 ratings — published 2003 21 editions |
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Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities (Paperback) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.35 — 492 ratings — published 2004 11 editions |
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This Charming Man (Hardcover) by Marian Keyes avg rating 3.68 — 435 ratings — published 2008 5 editions |
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quotes by Marian Keyes
"Chick Lit uses humor to reflect life back to us. It's a very comforting genre, and it's the first time our generation has had a voice. It's a very important genre for all of those reasons.
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— Marian Keyes
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— Marian Keyes
"Feathery Stokers - There is no definitive list but here are some examples. Men who didn’t eat red meat were Feathery Strokers. Men who used postshave balm instead of slapping stinging aftershave onto their tender skin were Feathery Strokers. Men who noticed your shoes and handbags were Feathery Strokers. (Or Jolly Boys.) Men who said pornography was exploitation of women were Feathery Strokers. (Or liars.) Men who said pornography was exploitation of men as much as women were of the scale. All straight men from San Francisco were Feather Strokers. All academics with beards were Feathery Stokers. Men who stayed friends with their ex-girlfriends were Feathery Strokers. Especially if they called them their “ex-partner.” Men who did Pilates were Feathery Strokers. Men who said, “I have to take care of myself right now” were screaming Feathery Strokers. (Even I’d go along with that.) ~Jacqui"
— Marian Keyes (Anybody Out There?: A Novel)
— Marian Keyes (Anybody Out There?: A Novel)
""I'm trying..." How could I put it? "I'm trying to get far enough down the line so that I can remember." I stopped, then continued: "so that I can remember without the pain killing me"
And the days were stacking up. And weeks. And months. It was now almost the middle of June and he'd died in February, but I still felt like I'd just woken from a horrible dream, that I was suspended in that stunned, paralyzed state between sleep and reality where I was grasping for, but couldn't get a handle on normality."
— Marian Keyes (Anybody Out There?)
And the days were stacking up. And weeks. And months. It was now almost the middle of June and he'd died in February, but I still felt like I'd just woken from a horrible dream, that I was suspended in that stunned, paralyzed state between sleep and reality where I was grasping for, but couldn't get a handle on normality."
— Marian Keyes (Anybody Out There?)
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