Further Under the Duvet
by Marian Keyes
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Go further under the covers and stay in bed a little longer with Marian Keyes in this winning follow-up to her smash essay collection, Under the Duvet. Written in the witty, forthright style that has earned her legions of devoted readers, Cracks in My Foundation offers an even deeper and more candid look into this beloved author's mind and heart, exploring such universal themes as friends and family, home, glamour and beauty, children, travel, and more. Marian's hilarious and thoughtful take show more on life makes her readers feel they are reading a friend, not just an author.Marian continues to entertain with her reports from the trenches, and throws in some original short fiction as well. Whether it's visiting Siberia, breaking it off with an old hairdresser, shopping (of course!), turning forty, living with her beloved husband, Himself (a man beyond description), or musing on the F word (feminism), Marian shares the joys, passions, and sorrows of her world and helps us feel good about our own. So grab a latte and a pillow and get ready to laugh your slippers off!. show lessTags
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Tankar från sängkanten är en bok för alla Marian Keyes fans, i den får vi lära känna Marian och hennes närmaste vänner och familj. Hela boken är en samling av tidigare publiserade och några nya kåserier och noveller. Samtliga berättelser utom novellerna är tagna direkt ur Marians liv och alla är skrivna på hennes typiska humoriska sätt. Personligen är inte jag så förtjust i samling av olika berättele utan vill att det ska vara en historia, jag viste inte att Tankar från sängkanten inte var det utan hade förväntat mig ännu en Chick-lit i underbar Marian Keyes stil och därför blev jag besviken även om jag erkänner att de korta historierna var jätte bra. : Roliga noveller men jag gillar inte korta berättelsen
Marilyn Keyes collects her musings on her own life again as well as some sweet short stories. This makes a nice book to keep when you only have time for a quick spot of reading- many are article length 3 or 4 pages. Keyes has a very humorous and engaging way of speaking about her own life that followers of her fiction will recognize. She manages to tell her own tales of life in a way that makes reality as entertaining as fiction.
A nice balance of non fiction articles, some previously unpublished but all new to me as I don't read Marie Claire or the other publications that MK writes for and short stories. I especially liked those re: the foundations she worked with ie to Russia With Love and Concern. I also liked that she didn't feel the need to make everything appear perfect, showed the downsides of a 'famous' life without sounding as if she was whinging too much.
Going to bring tthis to mini meet up on Wednesday. Not sure whether jawin or cackles read chick lit but I am hoping that the book can eventually make its way to wombles who I think will like it and putting it back in Brisbane BC circulation is a good way of doing that.
Going to bring tthis to mini meet up on Wednesday. Not sure whether jawin or cackles read chick lit but I am hoping that the book can eventually make its way to wombles who I think will like it and putting it back in Brisbane BC circulation is a good way of doing that.
I really enjoy Marian Keyes - she never fails to make me laugh. This book of short stories & essays was great as I could have just small doses of funny when I needed it. I can't wait for my next Keyes read.
I found the journalism bits to be much more entertaining than most of the stories. The Mammy Walsh bit was very funny though. You could definitely hear that character's voice coming through.
Was not as captivating as some of her other works. These are mostly short excerpts, stories from previously published work - in magazines, newspapers. Found them mostly uninteresting and somewhat annoying (her significant other/husband is referred to as "Himself").
As I said before, Marian Keyes is my favourite! These stories are so honest and funny, you can only wish you were her best friend. Love the addition of Mammy Walsh's problem page.
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Marian Keyes was born in the West of Ireland on September 10, 1963. She was brought up in Dublin, and then she spent her twenties in London. She earned her law degree from Dublin University and then travelled to London where she worked in an administrative job in an accounts office. Keyes developed a drinking problem, and after a failed suicide show more attempt, entered a rehabilitation program. Keyes began writing short stories four months before she stopped drinking, in 1993, and when she left rehab, she sent them to a publisher. Included with her stories was a letter saying that she had also begun a novel, which she hadn't. The publisher liked the short stories so much that they wrote back and asked for the novel, and Keyes wrote the first four chapters of her novel Watermelon in a week, and was offered a three-book contract. Watermelon was published in 1995. Keyes gave up her job in 1996 to become a full time writer. Her books are published in 35 countries worldwide and have been translated into several different languages, such as Hebrew and Japanese. In 2009, She won the Irish Book Award for her fiction novel, This Charming Man. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Tankar från sängkanten
- Original title
- Further under the duvet
- Alternate titles
- Cracks in my Foundation
- Original publication date
- 2006
- People/Characters
- Himself
- Dedication
- For Himself
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