Keyes gets stuck in straight away, opening with main character Claire Walsh, resting after giving birth to her daughter, only to get a visit by her narky husband who’s come to tell her he’s moved out of their London flat. And to Claire’s horror, he has taken up with a frumpy house wife, instead of the young, glamorous model-esque type one would hope their husband would leave them for. If your husband’s going to leave you, the least he could do is leave you for someone prettier, younger and skinnier, right?
Claire packs herself and three-day-old baby up to fly home to Ireland, where she tackles adapting to single motherhood with the help of her eccentric family. Keyes is an expert at developing great secondary characters, and Claire’s weird and wacky family really adds depth to this story.
I did find there were a few TMI moments for someone who has not yet given birth, and would say it might be enough to turn you off the whole reproduction thing if you spend too much time thinking about it (like I did!)…but all in all ‘Watermelon’ is a great guilty pleasure book.
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'Watermelon' is written by Marian Keyes. For more information on this book, visit her website.
I took a brief break from reading yesterday to enjoy some ANZAC Day traditions. My boyfriend and I caught the footy game on TV, and then took a trip to UWA's sunken gardens. It was way cool to see all the ANZACs out and about in their uniforms. I can't begin to imagine what it would take to make the decisions they did and go out their to protect their country like that. I don't think I'd have it in me.
Well, that's it for now. Next up, Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes. Yeah, I was on a Keyes kick folks. Her books are addictive, they should come with a surgeon general's warning.
Cheers for chick-lit!
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