{"product_id":"the-break-9781405918756","title":"The Break","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eGROWN UPS\u003c\/i\u003e, MARIAN KEYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''JUST BRILLIANT'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Myself and Hugh . . . We''re taking a break.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf only.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy''s husband Hugh says he isn''t leaving her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe still loves her, he''s just taking a break - from their marriage, their children and, most of all, from their life together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix months in South-East Asia. And nothing she says can stop him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when does a break become a break-up?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lot can happen in six months. And it''s enough to send Amy and her family of gossips, misfits and troublemakers teetering over the edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Hugh returns, if he returns, will he be the same man she married?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Amy be the same woman?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvolving and beautifully told . . . There's a reason why Marian Keyes is the queen of commercial women's fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * i Newspaper *\u003cbr\u003eClassic Marian Keyes: a blizzard of wit and wisecracks. Mercilessly funny * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is such a variety of stories and the characters are believable and relatable. She writes funny parts, but then there are those moments that knock you down with sadness\u003c\/b\u003e * Libby Page, bestselling author of The Lido, Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn addictive book . . . lust and desire is described brilliantly\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e races along with Keyes' trademark energy, lightness of touch and plenty of laughs\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e is Marian Keyes at her funniest, wisest, glorious best\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e makes me laugh out loud\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreathlessly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e * Connaught Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeyes writes extremely well about modern women. A breezy, candid and deeply felt account of a wife, mother and career woman rediscovering herself\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGirl-power at its best. I laughed . . . I cried\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother belter. Full of brilliantly fun characters, genuine emotion and heaps of charm. We loved it!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Heat *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA snappy narrator and a raucous cast of characters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emake \u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e another classic from Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eFabulously entertaining. Classic Keyes. The queen of intelligent women's fiction * Sunday Mirror *\u003cbr\u003eA pleasure. Keyes writes women who are absolutely themselves, even when society tries to insist they be something else * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eHilariously wise * Prima *\u003cbr\u003eMarian Keyes's latest novel will have you enraged one moment. Half laughing. Half crying the next. While nodding in recognition * Psychologies *\u003cbr\u003eMarian Keyes writes about modern relationships and families with brutal yet endearing honesty, wonderful humour and astonishing acumen * Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things *\u003cbr\u003eThere is no finer writer than Marian Keyes and \u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e is her at the top of the game; funny, real, with characters that speak to all of us. Only Keyes can combine pathos and humour with such effortless skill, to produce a novel that stays with you long after you've turned the final page * Rowan Coleman, author of The Summer of Impossible Things *\u003cbr\u003eUnderline Keyes' status as an international treasure. The ultimate choice for a binge read * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eA gripping story with great heart, intensity and wisdom * Sunday Business Post *\u003cbr\u003eHilarious and moving, a zeitgeisty look at how couples splinter or stay together in the face of life's obstacles * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eI bloody loved it. Many moments of comic genius, empathy and heartbreak. She really is unparalleled when it comes to making serious points with the lightest of touches. * The Pool *\u003cbr\u003eI absolutely LOVED \u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e - such energy, wit and good humour * Fanny Blake, author and books editor, Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most reliably brilliant novelists writing with humour and insight about women's lives, I think Keyes gets better and better * Alice O’Keeffe, The Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003eHilariously warm and wonderful * Image *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy's husband Hugh has run away to \u003ci\u003e'find himself'\u003c\/i\u003e. But will he ever come back? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Myself and Hugh . . . We're taking a break.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf only.\u003c\/p\u003e * from the publisher's description *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeptember's best pulse-quickening pager-turner. Marian Keyes at her most classic and brilliant best\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate choice . . . filled with the author's signature themes, think turbulent relationships, tricky families and the need for self-belief. Keyes' [is] an international treasure\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabulously entertaining, classic Keyes . . . a delightful reminder of why best selling Keyes has earned her crown as the queen of intelligent woman's fiction \u003c\/b\u003e * The People *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCause for celebration . . . An engrossing novel full of wit and warmth. The humour never once detracts from the emotional depth.\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCause for jubilation . . . This proves her to be the reigning queen of British chick lit . . . insightful, funny and poignant\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Marian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e -- -\u003cbr\u003eGloriously funny * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFunny but poignant * Marie Claire *\u003cbr\u003eA total triumph * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eNot only is it a great story with funny, loveable characters, it made me laugh out loud * Stylist *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738963718487,"sku":"9781405918756","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405918756.jpg?v=1720050717","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-break-9781405918756","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}