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Watermelon

By: Marian Keyes
Narrated by: Gerri Halligan
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Summary

On the day she gives birth to her first child, Claire Walsh's husband James tells her he's been having an affair and now's the right time to leave her. Right for who exactly? Exhausted, tearful and a tiny bit furious, Claire can't think of what to do. So she follows the instincts of all self-respecting adults in tricky situations... and runs home to Mum and Dad.

But while her parents are sympathetic, Claire's younger sisters are less so. Helen wants to share the new toy (baby Kate), while Anna is too busy having out-of-her-head experiences. So when James slips back into her life, desperate to put things right, Claire doesn't know whether to take a chance on a past she feared she'd lost forever or face an uncertain future of her own. But is she as on her own as she really believes?

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Critic Reviews

'An astounding writer and chronicler of our times' Independent On Sunday

'A warm and hilarious page turner' Good Housekeeping

'A modern fairy tale, it's full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit' Sunday Mirror
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The characters were interesting but underdeveloped, so was the storyline, it was boring. I could not be bothered finishing it.

I tried, but couldn't last

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I agree with other reviews that this is isn’t the authors best work. I had trouble reconciling the main characters obsession with her love life when she had just given birth; as a mother myself the obsession would be with her beautiful baby. However, it was the narration that I found most off putting. The voices given to the characters, the especially James were a little annoying.

I was a little disappointed

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I found it disconcerting that the narrator sounded nothing like what I expected the character to sound like. The story was long winded and towards the end I found myself very frustrated at the main character. I persevered but it didn’t get better in my opinion

Disappointing

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pure 'chick lit' in the vest possible way. if you need an enjoyable story that doesn't take itself too seriously this is a great one.

Marian Keyes never disappoints

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So many tedious moments that were dragged out from Claire. Opportunity to explore some of the main characters a bit more. Left a bit deflated with the very end. Actually thought I’d missed a chapter!

I liked the Dublin family

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