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This Charming Man

This Charming Man

British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022

Summary

*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***

Relish the wit and wisdom of Marian Keyes in this story of four women caught up in what seems like love, but may be something much darker . . . from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups

'So funny, so perceptive, so real . . . I changed my life for this book'
MAIL ON SUNDAY

'An emotional tour de force with genuine human warmth' INDEPENDENT
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'Everybody remembers where they were the day they heard that Paddy de Courcy was getting married'


Slick, handsome politician Paddy de Courcy is on the up. His party is set to do well in the elections and he's just announced his engagement to the beautiful Alicia.

Which is news to his girlfriend, Lola, who, within hours, finds herself dumped and warned not to talk to the press.

Yet journalist Grace is on the prowl. She has been after Paddy ever since he ruined her sister Marnie's life way back in college.

Grace is looking for the inside story and thinks Lola holds the key . . .

But do any of them know the real Paddy?

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'The laughs come fast and furious . . . a gripping, compelling tale'
Sunday Independent

'The queen of page-turners . . . brimming with her trademark down-to-earth wit'
Cosmopolitan

'Gripping from the start . . . the master at her best'
Daily Telegraph

Reviews

  • This is an emotional tour de force, with a plot that packs great power but is lifted, as always, by genuine human warmth
    Independent

About the author

Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes is a phenomenon. The multimillion copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved, genre-defying novels of the past thirty years – including Rachel’s Holiday, Anybody Out There and Grown Ups – has millions of devoted readers around the world.

In addition to her fifteen previous novels, Marian has also written three collections of journalism, upon which hit BBC Radio 4 show Between Ourselves was based. Marian co-hosts the popular show Now You’re Asking with actress Tara Flynn for BBC Radio 4. In 2022, she was named the British Book Awards Author of the Year.

Marian lives in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin. My Favourite Mistake is her sixteenth novel.
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