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  <title><![CDATA[Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities]]></title>
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  <default_description>From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemaking, motherhood and all the assorted calamities involved in being a savvy woman in the new millennium.

Her novels are read and adored by millions around the world, and with Under the Duvet, Marian Keyes tackles the world of nonfiction. These are her collected pieces: regular bulletins from the woman writing under the covers.

Marian loves shoes and her LTFs (Long-Term Friends), hates realtors and lost luggage, and she once had a Christmas office party that involved roasting two sheep on a spit, Moroccan-style. She's just like you and me ...

Featuring a wide compilation of Marian's journalism from magazines and newspapers, plus some exclusive, previously unpublished material, Under the Duvet is bursting with funny stories: observations on life, in-laws, weight loss, parties and driving lessons that will keep you utterly gripped -- either wincing with recognition or roaring with laughter.

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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2001</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Marian Keyes]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Becky]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 01 07:56:05 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 01 08:12:04 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Marian Keyes. My friends Kathy and Jenn would call her stuff &quot;pink books&quot; (i.e. frothy chick lit), and they definitely all start out that way: oh no, I'm getting married in three days and I'm too fat!  Oh no, I woke up in some strange guy's house after a night of heavy drinking!!  O...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11377517">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19905514">
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    <name><![CDATA[Yrinsyde]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Everyone who loves girly fiction and autobiographies]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 10 19:06:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 31 23:24:03 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a gorgeous autobiography! Very sweet and funny. Actually, this book is a collection of magazine articles that Marian Keyes wrote about her experiences - in love, finding a place to live, a job, battling alcoholism.  I laughed out loud and had tears in my eyes, and although some of her experi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19905514">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="42657418">
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    <name><![CDATA[Faith]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Helsinki, 13, Finland]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 11 03:54:06 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 11 03:54:26 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Under the Duvet is a collection of &quot;things&quot; (dont know what to call 'em) that Marian Keyes has written for Irish newspapers/magazines. She writes about funny episodes in her life and about her thoughts on current issues. U get a really good picture of what kind of person MK is. She is real...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42657418">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42657418]]></url>
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    <review id="14872133">
    <user id="886653">
    <name><![CDATA[Deirdre]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brookline, MA]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 07 19:24:36 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 12 11:01:07 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[horrible]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14872133]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="3590632">
    <user id="225246">
    <name><![CDATA[Lucy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 26 12:59:41 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 26 12:59:41 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i know, it's crappy chick lit, but her first few books were actually funny (at least i thought so when i read them 8 years ago) and i liked that her characters had real problems (depression, drug/alcohol addiction). this book is the 4th about one of five sisters. when the sisters were first mentione...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3590632">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3590632]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="54228499">
    <user id="142870">
    <name><![CDATA[Kay]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 28 07:29:40 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 28 07:31:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was fun -- read it on my Kindle on my commute. These are short reviews, essays, etc. and are the perfect length for a train ride. They have all of Keyes's typical wit and charm. Lightweight but no less enjoyable for that fact.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54228499]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43464728">
    <user id="107756">
    <name><![CDATA[Abby]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Racine, WI]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[fiction by the author]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 18 10:11:55 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 19 14:37:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A good collection of essays about living in London and Ireland in the late 90's.  Some better than others, some serious, some light, an easy to read collection.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43464728]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="52222603">
    <user id="2209252">
    <name><![CDATA[Caitlin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 10 14:07:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 16 09:07:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Loved this book of short stories.  Marian Keyes is always a funny, entertaining author, but this book of short stories is really spot on, and almost funnier than all of her fiction.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52222603]]></url>
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    <review id="65106143">
    <user id="321508">
    <name><![CDATA[Karschtl]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vienna, Austria]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 27 05:18:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 15 08:42:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I must say that I enjoy Keyes' novels a lot more than her columns. I just didn't find the little stories overly interesting or funny. Jen Lancaster does a way better job of recording everyday bits of life. But that's Lancaster 'normal' job, and Keyes' is to write novels.<br/><br/>However, it was r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65106143">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76378629">
    <user id="2782650">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, WI]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 01 10:39:56 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 01 10:40:19 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was hit or miss, as most short story books are.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76378629]]></url>
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    <review id="53574147">
    <user id="2230512">
    <name><![CDATA[Pertunia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Potchefstroom, 06, South Africa]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Apr 22 06:39:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 22 06:40:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hilarious...one of the few books i'll read over and over.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53574147]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47884017">
    <user id="904493">
    <name><![CDATA[Kirsty]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Manchester, ., The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 01 08:47:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 01 08:47:41 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't enjoy this as much as her other books.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47884017]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="46778183">
    <user id="1449652">
    <name><![CDATA[Celeste]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chester, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 18 13:12:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 10 16:51:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny but didn't have time to finish.  From the acclaimed bestselling author of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82748.Sushi_for_Beginners_A_Novel" title="Sushi for Beginners  A Novel by Marian Keyes">Sushi for Beginners</a> and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemaking, mothe...more<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46778183">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46778183]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43250678">
    <user id="208350">
    <name><![CDATA[Sylvia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 16 10:41:10 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 10:41:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love love love this book!!!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43250678]]></url>
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    <review id="54418887">
    <user id="2259969">
    <name><![CDATA[Katie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Hutchinson, KS]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Apr 29 17:39:21 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 29 17:39:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really funny collection-]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54418887]]></url>
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    <review id="30191169">
    <user id="863429">
    <name><![CDATA[Nikki]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Wilmington, DE]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 14 19:47:54 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 13 16:29:37 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me FOREVER to read this. I read some of it, switched books. Read some more, switched books again. Finally, I forced myself to finish it, due to the sick day I had to take today. It is a collection of short stories, which I didn't know when I bought it or, honestly, I wouldn't have bought it....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30191169">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30191169]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="70701101">
    <user id="2673204">
    <name><![CDATA[Tay]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Central District, 00, Hong Kong]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 10 05:27:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 10 05:27:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Licke It!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70701101]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="11206203">
    <user id="305150">
    <name><![CDATA[Louise]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 29 03:52:14 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 10 07:13:08 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not a fan of Marian Keyes as such, but I have only read one of her books a few years ago.  This was purchased as a holiday read, a book I didn't feel I would have to bring back, and it suited the purpose.  It was short stories of events in Marian's life that relate to characters in the book she ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11206203">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jan 29 20:52:46 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[She's kind of the Scottish version of Helen Fielding, but she's not quite as witty, though, she can hold her own. This is more of a memior than a chick-lit novel, though, her own life kind of reads as ridiculous as Bridget Jones. She's very candide about all her shortcomings (including struggles wit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12261523">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jun 19 17:55:26 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didnt' think that I could love Marian Keyes any more until I read this collection of her essays and articles that she has written for various newspapers and magazines (mostly in Ireland &amp; the UK).  If I remember correctly, these are not short fiction stories, but short essays about her life, famil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9756353">more...</a>]]></body>
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