Marian Keyes Press Reviews
Keyes writes extremely well about modern women. Candid and deeply felt - Metro
Brutal yet endearing honesty, wonderful humour and astonishing acumen Hilariously wise - Prima
She really is unparalleled when it comes to making serious points with the lightest of touches - The Pool
There is no finer writer than Marian Keyes Marian's glorious, warm-hearted wit is always guaranteed to make me laugh on the very first page Glorious, life-affirming - Woman & Home
Keyes writes about women who are absolutely themselves, even when society tries to insist they are something else - Irish Times
Full of darkness and light, this is Keyes at her classic and most brilliant best - Red
Fabulously entertaining. The queen of intelligent women's fiction - Sunday Mirror
When it comes to writing page-turners that put a smile on your face and make you think, Keyes is in a class of her own - Daily Express
Keyes is an international treasure. The ultimate choice for a binge read - Stylist
Classic Marian Keyes: a blizzard of wit and wisecracks - The Times
Full of brilliantly funny characters, genuine emotion and heaps of charm - Heat
Everything this woman touches turns to comic gold - Cosmopolitan
Wildly funny, romantic and nearly impossible to put down - Daily Mail
Clever, hilarious, poignant . . . Gloriously funny - Sunday Times
Mercilessly funny - The Times
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A hilarious read - Bella
Promises themes of love and family, all bound together with Keyes' trademark humour - Harrow Times
Smart, savvy and very funny, Keyes takes the pulse of the nation while simultaneously tickling its funny bone - RTE Guide
A heartening, pacey read - SheerLuxe
No one knows better than Marian Keyes what it's like trying to be a grown up in modern Ireland. Keyes is on top form as ever, and this delightful book will warm those cold winter bones - Image
A new novel by Marian Keyes is always cause for celebration, and this latest is a corker. By the end you'll definitely feel part of the family - Mail Online
The latest novel from the beloved Irish author, Grown Ups delves into the Casey family whose secrets start to spill after one member gets concussed - Evening Standard, Books to look forward to in 2020
Marian Keyes is back and all is right with the world. No one mixes humour and heartbreak quite like Marian - Red
A new Keyes is always cause for celebration. The wit and warmth of her words in her 14th novel tell the story of the Caseys, a supposedly perfect family, torn apart by a careless remark at a birthday party - Grazia, Ones to watch in 2020
A family drama, where a concussion causes a spilling of secrets with amusing results - Irish Tatler, Top Picks of 2020
The queen of the classy comfort read returns with this warm, wise and witty family saga which asks what really lies behind the happiest of facades - i Paper, Books of 2020
Tackling the realities of modern-day consumerism, Keyes' new book Grown Ups is the story of three brothers and their families written with her usual deft mix of witty storytelling and delicate touchpoint topics. It's brilliant so read it - Stylist
The irresistible tale of an enviably glamorous family forced to confront itself - Daily Mail, Top Picks of 2020
We've heard whispers that this could be the much-loved author's best novel yet - Cosmopolitan, 2020s Biggest Books
This has the ingredients of the best of Keyes: great characters, laughs and poignancy. Keyes brilliantly captures that feeling of never quite being a grown-up, no matter your age - Good Housekeeping
Happy making with glorious wit - Helen Lederer
Marian Keyes is back with a witty and dramatic story about the Caseys, a family who seem perfect on the surface but hold some big secrets between them. When one of them starts to spill the truth after suffering concussion, things start to unravel in hilarious ways - Good Housekeeping
She's only gone and done it again! I love Marian Keyes' books with a passion and now she's got a fabulous new one on the way! Brilliant as ever - Jane Fallon
Marian Keyes's gift for storytelling is utterly magnificent. I feel like I've met every single character in this book. I may even be a character in this book. Nobody nails chaotic families like Marian - Liz Nugent
Grown Ups is perfection. Smart, dark, layered. Her best yet! - Gillian McAllister
Immersive... I absolutely loved it! - Jill Mansell
Sensitive, funny, wonderful, immensely touching - Nigella Lawson
A new book from the witty Irish novelist. When Cara Casey suffers concussion, she starts spilling the secrets of her glamorous, talented family. All is not as it seems - The Times, Ones to watch in 2020
THIS BOOK. Reader, I LOVED it. Funny & thoughtful & such brilliantly drawn characters I am genuinely bereft that my time with them is over. And it tackles some REALLY important issues with immense sensitivity & insight - Hannah Beckerman
Funny, thought-provoking and will get you right in the feels - Red
This beauty of a book just took the crown as my new favourite Marian Keyes novel (and that is a HIGH bar). It's tender, hilarious, important, with characters who feel as real as your own family by the time you're done. I put it down and felt bereft - Beth O'Leary
Grown Ups is big-hearted and entertaining, dark, funny and hugely empathetic - Daily Express
A brilliant bunch of flawed individuals, all battling to understand themselves and those around them. Definitely worth devouring this year! What a treat - Giovanna Fletcher
Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy. - Stylist
A novel that is warm and witty but never afraid to tackle the big stuff - Elizabeth Day, Mail on Sunday
Marian Keyes shows superb skill at tackling tough themes in this tale of a clan with secrets. Grown Ups is a warm-hearted, wise and highly entertaining portrayal of how families behave; and of the love and tolerance required to sustain our closest relationships - Hannah Beckerman, Observer
It is charming, funny and poignant. But also profound, heartbreaking. If you already love Marian, this is her best yet. If you haven't read her, this is the one - Nina Stibbe
I LOVED Grown Ups so much. It's SUCH a treat. I felt like I was rolling in PURE JOY throughout. The cleverest cream cake of words - Caitlin Moran
I loved every word of Grown Ups. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come. There should be a word to describe the sadness and satisfaction you feel when you read the last page of a Marian Keyes novel: the ending is perfect but you still want more, more, more - Liane Moriarty
Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing! - Graham Norton
Messy, tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort out our lives at all - Jojo Moyes
Comic, convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs, too - The Guardian
