My Favourite Mistake
by Marian Keyes
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Pub Date 11 Apr 2024 | Archive Date 11 Apr 2024
Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House | Michael Joseph
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THE HILARIOUS, HEARTWARMING NEW NOVEL FROM INTERNATIONAL NO. 1 BESTSELLER MARIAN KEYES
'Keyes is a powerhouse' The Sunday Times
'What heaven . . . wish it could go on forever' Nigella Lawson
'Unbelievable . . . so much talent' Chris Evans
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Anna has just lost her taste for the Big Apple…
She 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.
Trading a minor midlife crisis for a major life event, she switches the skyscrapers of Manhattan for the tiny Irish town of Maumtully (population 1,217), helping old friends Brigit and Colm set up a luxury coastal retreat.
Tougher than it sounds. Newflash: the locals hate the idea. 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.
There’s just one fly in the ointment – old flame Joey Armstrong.
He’s going to be her wingman.
Never mind their chequered history. Never mind what might have been.
Because no matter how far you go, your mistakes will still be waiting for you . . .
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'Warmhearted and deftly plotted page-turner. A celebration of kindness: that of family and friends' Sunday Telegraph
'You are all in for a treat. My Favourite Mistake is by turns hilarious and heart-breaking, with a very satisfying mystery at the heart of it too' Elly Griffiths
'Explodes with joyful humanity on every page' Sara Pascoe
'A great, big mystery romance that will make you laugh on every page. A marvel' Catherine Newman
'We love Marian for her humour, relatable style and wisdom - all of which are present here. A big-hearted read full of big feelings' Woman & Home
‘Furiously funny and stealthily profound. There’s so much depth, but reading it made me feel happier and lighter than I have in ages – it’s sexy, smart, wise, touching and fun' Daisy Buchanan
'A great read from this much-loved author' Prima
'Keyes’s is so good at upping the tension in will they/won’t they scenarios, keeping the characterisation rich and the jokes frequent. She somehow keeps it both light and intensely important at the same time' i
Praise for Marian Keyes
'Delightfully funny' Daily Telegraph
'Funny, tender, completely absorbing!' Graham Norton
'An entertaining, growingly poignant contemporary tale' Sunday Times
'Funny, heartbreaking, achingly real' Jane Fallon
'Beautifully written, funny, heartbreaking and always wise - a proper treat' Daily Mail
Readers are loving My Favourite Mistake
‘This book is hilarious, relatable, sexy and moving by turn and I inhaled it within a day. Fabulous’ ***** Reader Review
‘I was absolutely overjoyed to be able to read and review this book and I left abandoned housework, children and much more behind as I indulged myself with this book. I literally did not want to put it down at all’ ***** Reader Review
‘OMG it’s good to have these lovely characters back!’ ***** Reader Review
‘The most magical of storytellers has done it again, the world would be a far sadder place without Marian Keyes’ ***** Reader Review
‘it was engaging, funny, sad and everything in between with that wonderful familiarity certain book characters just have – brilliant’ ***** Reader Review
Marian Keyes, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024 (UK)
Marian Keyes, Number 1 bestseller, Republic of Ireland and Number 1 bestseller, South Africa [Nielsen Bookscan, April 2024]
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780241441145 |
| PRICE | £22.00 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 608 |
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Featured Reviews
Sophia B, Media/Journalist
My thanks to Michael Joseph for the ARC and Marian Keyes for continuing to exist. Honestly I don't know what I'd do without her. Having been a fan since I was fifteen, she's not even making the menopause seem less scary by tackling it - along with a host of other issues, as usual - in her latest novel, My Favourite Mistake.
Anna Walsh is my favourite of the sisters, closely followed by Rachel, so this wasn't a hard sell. But it has a few risky elements - in the first Anna book, there isn't even what she'd call a 'vrizzon,' between herself and her romantic interest in this book, Joey Armstrong. Her mind, in Anybody Out There? is firmly on her recently deceased husband Aidan (a heartbreaking story), being there for her pregnant best friend Jacqui and choosing between three potential lovers, ending up with Angelo Torres, who she breaks up with in lockdown at the start of this novel.
I wouldn't pick Narky Joey over Angelo myself, but Marian Keyes is mistress of the ret-con, having turned two of her former side characters (boring 'lickarse' Margaret and 'space-case,' Anna) into dynamic, sexy heroines of their own stories. (The only Walsh book I wouldn't return to is Helen's - she's best in small doses - and I can see why she hasn't done another full Claire book, despite her story being the one to start it all off). Jacqui's memories of their time in New York are not the same as Anna's, and sometimes in this book her 'tell it like it is,' attitude seems cruel to Anna, but it's still a relief to see Rachel and Brigid, and Anna and Jacqui, back together as best girlfriends.
There are a few too many characters and a few weird names (though not as many as she was putting in a few years ago, thankfully) but I feel like it will improve on further readings, as many of hers do, and I was delighted to get the bonus of an advance Marian, which, like many of her books, has helped me get through a busy week and see the light on the other side (and be less worried about the menopause)! Thank you, Marian!
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