Watermelon / Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

by Marian Keyes

Combines two of Marion Keyes best loved and best selling titles.

Genres: Fiction

738 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2001

About the author

Marian Keyes (born 10 September 1963) is an Irish novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for her work in women's literature. She is an Irish Book Awards winner. Over 22 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide and her books have been translated into 32 languages. She became known worldwide for Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, and This Charming Man, with themes including domestic violence and alcoholism.

Reviews

[Eileen Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only read Watermelon and it was a great read!!

[Erika Hahne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reading this felt like reading my journal entries from 30 years ago. Silly. Surface-y. A little stream of consciousness. Not awful but not great. Unlikely that I will read more by this author. The ending is pretty absurd.

[Geraldine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first Keyes book - i've kept whatever I got my hands on.

I just love reading this lady.

[Esther · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best I've read so far

[Violeta Avilés · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es un libro que me ha encantado, a veces se me hacia algo largo, pero al final ha sido una lectura entretenida y llena de sentimientos, la escritora consigue que sientas lo que ella quiera 💖

[Louisa Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light hearted and nice easy going read

[Celia Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marian Keyes is one of my favorite authors. I know few others who can take the serious challenges of life, place us in the midst of pain and angst, and help us laugh.

Lucy Sullivan, single and living in London with several room-mates, has terrible taste in men. The book begins with Lucy and co-workers going to a fortune teller. Their fates are laid out before them.

Not too long after Lucy meets Gus. An affable and easy going person, who charms everyone in sight. Lucy and Gus strike up a relationship of sorts. As the story unfolds it becomes clear why Gus might be the one for Lucy, and many of the reasons are questionable.

Meanwhile, a lifelong friend, Daniel, remains a constant... until he dates Lucy's room-mate. Daniel and Gus in the same house proves challenging to friendships of all sorts.

An excellent read.