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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780061124020
ISBN: 0061124028
Label: William Morrow
Manufacturer: William Morrow
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: June 01, 2008
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: June 17, 2008
Sales Rank: 17311
Studio: William Morrow
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With This Charming Man, Marian Keyes hits her stride as a novelist with her best novel yet, telling the stories of four women who are shaped by one man
Paddy de Courcy is Ireland's debonair politician, the 'John F. Kennedy Jr. of Dublin.' His charm and charisma have taken hold of the country and the tabloids, not to mention our four heroines: Lola, Grace, Marnie, and Alicia. But though Paddy's winning smile is fooling Irish minds, the broken hearts he's left in his past offer a far more truthful look into his character.
Narrated in turn by each woman, This Charming Man explores how their love for this one man has shaped their lives. But in true Marian Keyes fashion, this is more than a story of four love affairs. It's a testament to the strength women find in themselves through work, friendship, and family, no matter what demons may be haunting their lives. Depression, self-doubt, domestic abuse—each of these women has seen tough times in life, and it's through Keyes's wonderful storytelling ability that these subjects are approached with the appropriate tone and candor. Her deft touch provides a gripping story and, ultimately, a redemptive ending.
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I love Marion Keyes, but I cannot get past the first chapter! How in the world is anyone expected to like some girl that talks or even thinks in this way?? It's like reading someone that is speaking in baby talk. I cannot like the character, so how can I like the book? I'm going to keep reading, simply because my sister said it is worth it, but it's hard to keep reading with all it's doing is annoying the life out of you. PLEASE never write in this style again. It's painful to read this chopped ... Read More
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This is an extraordinary novel which tackles rough and serious subjects such as domestic violence, alcoholism, rape, and sexual perversions. Marian Keyes is not only a great writer, she is also an artist who paints her characters in a warm hearted light and with very humane and lovingly realistic characteristics, but above all she can paint them with a touch of self deprecation and lightheartedness that let her readers read on without feeling absolutely taken aback or shocked beyond reason which makes ... Read More
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This book certainly covers some heavy topics, but I was eager to steal opportunities to keep reading this engaging book. I had a hard time putting it down and I found myself thinking about it when I wasn't reading it. I recommend this one!
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Unlike some of the readers that seem confused and frustrated by the first chapter of the book, I actually really enjoyed it. It is supposed to be the inner monologue of a depressed tired angry and sad woman that just got booted out of a bad relationship. The fact that sentences are fragmented and erratic actually brings you into the character's mindframe that much faster and adds humor and color to what would otherwise be whining and boring. I actually like her last two books better than any of the rest ... Read More
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Heroine brokenhearted. So despondent lost pronouns. Articles, too.
This is not a preview for those who haven't read this--or other--Marian Keyes books. For those people, yes, she's great, go get all her stuff and enjoy it. (That's why I'm rating this 4. Because she's basically excellent.) But don't start with this one. She's trying some new stuff here, and a lot of it really doesn't work.
Our first heroine, Lola, is the one who has lost her pronouns and articles. Her chapters ... Read More
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