Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married: British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022 - Softcover

Keyes, Marian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405934395 ISBN 13: 9781405934398

Publisher: Penguin, 2017

Synopsis

Lucy Sullivan's been told she is getting married . . . but to who? She doesn't even have a boyfriend yet . . .

'I was still at that stage in my life when I thought that weekdays were for recovering from the weekend'

Lucy Sullivan is twenty-six and living it up (and occasionally down) in London. Hers is a life of quiet, undisciplined desperation. But when she and three friends visit a psychic for a bit of fun and the woman's predictions start coming true, Lucy is horrified.

For the fortune teller insisted she'd soon be married - within the year, in fact.

Not only does Lucy not have a boyfriend, but the chances of getting one are looking slim. Between the bottles of wine, anti-depressants and her addiction to self-help books, she's not quite ready to walk, or even stumble, down the aisle sober.

Is Lucy's fate really written in the stars? Or will she finally take control of her own destiny?

'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

'Gloriously funny' The Sunday Times

'A warm and hilarious page turner' Good Housekeeping

'A modern fairy tale, it's full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit' The Sunday Mirror

About this title

Review:

Lucy Sullivan is your basic fun-loving type of gal, so when her coworkers suggest a trip to the fortune teller, she goes along for the ride. Since Lucy is less than impressed by the rather pedestrian psychic, Mrs. Nolan, she doesn't give much credit to the prediction of a marriage in her near future. But when the fortunes of her friends come true, she begins to consider her male companions with a new eye.

The gorgeous Gus has potential, if he can overcome his aptitude for imbibing and his reliance on the dole. Jed, the fresh new employee at work, has his charms--and a healthy sense of co-dependency. And of course there's always Daniel, a reliable friend with a wicked sense of humour and a devilish history with women.

But before Lucy can start picking out China patterns, she needs to sort out her feelings for the first man in her life, her father. Though Lucy has always seen her father as good-hearted and fun-spirited, Lucy's mother has endured decades of his unpredictability and alcoholism with lessening patience. When her mother leaves him, Lucy steps in where her mother left off--and learns some hard lessons about relationships and responsibility.

Like Nick Hornby and Helen Fielding, Marian Keyes uses complementary touches of humour and humanity to capture the essence of singlehood in modern London. Keyes's sharp dialogue and the rich, internal development of her characters will both entertain and inspire singletons everywhere--from office gossip and erratic roommates ("I wouldn't have liked to live in her head, it must have been a dark, lonely, frightening place. You could walk for miles and miles without meeting a single intelligent thought.") to bizarre blind dates and bittersweet realisations, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married is a grand success. --Nancy R E O'Brien

Review:

Lucy Sullivan's been told she is getting married . . . but to who? She doesn't even have a boyfriend yet . . .

'I was still at that stage in my life when I thought that weekdays were for recovering from the weekend'

(from the publisher's description)

One of those rare books that will swallow up your day without realising it. Romantic and uplifting it won't fail to put a smile on your face. Marian Keyes is back to her best (The Daily Express)

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)

Gloriously funny (The Sunday Times)

Keyes manages to have you alternately blubbing and belly-laughing to the final page (Company)

Not only is it a great story with funny, loveable characters, it made me laugh out loud (Stylist)

A warm and hilarious page turner (Good Housekeeping)

Funny but poignant (Marie Claire)

A smart new drama from the awesome Marian Keyes (Heat)

Full of twists and turns, with warmth and humour on every page, it doesn't disappoint (Closer)

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1405934395
• ISBN 13: 9781405934398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672