Under the Duvet - Marian Keyes

Under the Duvet - Marian Keyes: Chick lit with a twist (645 words)
by sandra25 - written on 11.12.06 (Very useful, 112 readings)
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Marian Keyes is probably one of Ireland’s most famous writers at the moment. I would define what she writes as chick lit but with a twist. Even though all her novels are funny and cheerful there’s always a serious subplot, be is drug abuse, post-natal depression or cancer. I have read all her novels and enjoyed them, so when I laid my eyes on Under the Duvet I immediately decided to buy it. Under the Duvet is not a novel but rather a collection of Keyes’s journalism along with a few previously unpublished pieces. Most of the pieces of journalism have been published in “Irish Tatler”, but some of them are from “Image magazine”, “Irish Independent” and “Living ...

THESE PIECES SHOULD HAVE STAYED WHERE THEY CAME FROM (1169 words)
by MagdaDH - written on 07.09.04 (Very useful, 431 readings)
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This review should really consist only of one sentence - the title one. But let me elaborate a little bit and explain my judgement and the number of stars. Marian keys is a very successful author of chick-lit, at least some of it with a serious bent. Her novels are simple, usually quite thick, readable stories concerned with "emotional landscapes"(in her own words). They mix humour and serious matters, with reasonably good ear for dialogue and something that might develop into an original voice and an apt hand for satirising social mores. One day. "Under the Duvet" is not a novel, though. It is a ...

Under the Duvet - Marian Keyes: What a rare find!  (354 words)
by S - written on 12.12.02 (Useful, 88 readings)
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What a rare find! Marian Keyes has written a number of successful novels including, Last Chance Saloon and Sushi for Beginners. This book is a compilation of magazine and newspaper pieces that Marian has written over her career to date. Some were previously unpublished, others featured in publications such as The Sunday Times and Irish Tattler. The pieces have been arranged into 7 categories: 1) Oh, the Glamour – what is it like being an author? Tales of book launches and research. 2) Mind, Body, Spirit …. and shoes – A hilarious insight into the world of shoe fanatics and the eternal hope for the body beautiful! ...