Amy's husband Hugh has run away to'find himself'. But will he ever come back
'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 to lose himself in South East Asia. And there is nothing Amy can say or do about it.
Yes,it's a mid-life crisis,but let's be clear: a break isn't a break up - yet...
However,for Amy it's enough to send her - along with her extended family of gossips,misfits and troublemakers - teetering over the edge. For a lot can happen in six-months. 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 so is she...
The Break is a story about the choices we make and how those choices help to make us. It is Marian Keyes at her funniest,wisest and brilliant best.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781405918756Number of pages: 688Weight: 500 gDimensions: 196 x 130 x 42 mm
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'The Break is Marian Keyes at her funniest,wisest,glorious best'- Nina Stibbe
'The Break races along with Keyes'trademark energy,lightness of touch and plenty of laughs'- Sunday Express
'Keyes writes extremely well about modern women. A breezy,candid and deeply felt account of a wife,mother and career woman rediscovering herself'-Metro
'Girl-power at its best. I laughed...I cried'- Sarah Lawrence,Daily Mail
'Another belter. Full of brilliantly fun characters,genuine emotion and heaps of charm. We loved it!'- Heat
'Classic Marian Keyes: a blizzard of wit and wisecracks. Mercilessly funny'- The Times
'Fabulously entertaining. Classic Keyes. The queen of intelligent women's fiction'- Sunday Mirror
'Hilariously wise'- Prima
'Underline Keyes'status as an international treasure. The ultimate choice for a binge read'- Stylist
'Cause for jubilation...This proves her to be the reigning queen of British chick lit...insightful,funny and poignant'- Daily Mail
Marian Keyes
As widely critically acclaimed as she is much-loved by readers,Marian Keyes one of Ireland's most successful novelists. Her bestselling novels include Watermelon,Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married,The Brightest Star in the Sky and The Break. Her latest novel is 2020's Grown Ups.
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