My Favourite Mistake

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‘Classic Keyes: very funny’ The Times
‘Made me punch the air’ Independent
‘Funny, heart-breaking and wise’ Daily Mail

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After 20 years, high-flying PR Anna Walsh no longer loves New York.

Returning to Ireland will be a fresh start, she tells her family.
They say: are you having a mid-life crisis?

Because back home, Anna can’t escape her past – the best friend she walked out on, the old flame she tried to put out.

Everywhere she turns, her mistakes are waiting.

But might they just save her?

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‘Keyes is a powerhouse. Not just a fizzy romantic comedy, but also a piece of social commentary’ Sunday Times

‘A stellar storyteller. A beguiling blend of hijinks, heartbreak and happiness’ Mail on Sunday

‘Fabulous’ The Times

‘Wonderful’ Daily Mail

‘Sharp and funny’ Guardian

‘A literary titan’ Independent

Readers are loving My Favourite Mistake

‘I was absolutely overjoyed to be able to read and review this book and I left abandoned housework, children and much more behind as I indulged myself with this book. I literally did not want to put it down at all’ ***** Reader Review

‘OMG it’s good to have these lovely characters back!’ ***** Reader Review

‘The most magical of storytellers has done it again, the world would be a far sadder place without Marian Keyes’ ***** Reader Review

‘it was engaging, funny, sad and everything in between with that wonderful familiarity certain book characters just have – brilliant’ ***** Reader Review


Marian Keyes, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024 (UK)
Marian Keyes, Number 1 bestseller, Republic of Ireland and Number 1 bestseller, South Africa [Nielsen Bookscan, April 2024]

Classic Keyes: owl-wise, oven-warm and very funny. Fabulous ― The Times, Summer Reads 2024

Keyes is a powerhouse. My Favourite Mistake is not just a fizzy romantic comedy, but also a piece of social commentary. Her protagonist’s voice is crystal cut with observations about gentrification, sexism and an economic system that tells women they are nothing without expensive serums and Peloton machines ― The Sunday Times

What heaven... wish it could go on forever -- Nigella Lawson

Warmhearted and deftly plotted page-turner. A celebration of kindness: that of family and friends ― Sunday Telegraph

Sharp and funny ― Guardian

Keyes’s prose whisks you through her tales ― she has an instantly endearing turn of phrase and an acute sense of comic timing ― The Times

You are all in for a treat. My Favourite Mistake is by turns hilarious and heart-breaking, with a very satisfying mystery at the heart of it too -- Elly Griffiths

The biggest treat. I've laughed, I've blushed and I've cried. How does Marian do it? Just a beautiful, hopeful story -- Jennie Godfrey

Funny and moving and very sexy -- Liz Nugent

Unbelievable…so much talent -- Chris Evans

Explodes with joyful humanity on every page -- Sara Pascoe

Funny, warm, pacy, honest and outrageous -- Nina Stibbe

Much to love... eye-wateringly comical. Will win something... long overdue in snootier literary quarters: respect ― Observer

Keyes at her best: the warmth, the laugh-out-loud humour, the compulsive readability, and the compassionate, feminist lens onto the interior lives of women and the pressures that society places upon them ― Independent

I raced through My Favourite Mistake. I was pulled in by the story, held by the authenticity of the characters and so seen by Marian’s portrayal of women in all their complex flaws. Her total lack of sentimentality and sharp humour sealed the deal. How lucky we are to have Marian Keyes! This a fantastic book. Hugely entertaining, moving, hilarious and just so refreshingly honest on women in middle age. I adored it -- Annie MacManus

A beguiling blend of hijinks, heartbreak and happiness ― The Mail on Sunday

My Favourite Mistake is brilliant – the characters are so brutally honest, vulnerable, funny and flawed. I loved it -- Jane Fallon

We love Marian for her humour, relatable style and wisdom - all of which are present here. A big-hearted read full of big feelings ― Woman & Home

Funny, heart-breaking and wise. Adored it ― Daily Mail

A great, big mystery romance that will make you laugh on every page. A marvel -- Catherine Newman

Furiously funny and stealthily profound. There’s so much depth, but reading it made me feel happier and lighter than I have in ages – it’s sexy, smart, wise, touching and fun -- Daisy Buchanan

A great read from this much-love author ― Prima

Matching trauma with humour is Keyes’s trademark. She is so good at upping the tension in will they/won’t they scenarios, keeping the characterisation rich and the jokes frequent. She somehow keeps it both light and intensely important at the same time ― i

A joyous read from start to finish -- Cariad Lloyd

A new Marian Keyes book is always something to savour, especially when it features the Walshes. Hilarious, warm and very moving ― Sun

A gorgeous, gorgeous novel - devastating and hilarious in turn, warm and wise and full of surprises and welcome familiar faces. Marian Keyes at her inimitable best

A big-hearted read full of big feelings, humour, relatable style and life-affirming wisdom. We'd expect nothing less from this much-loved writer' ― Woman's Weekly

A new Marian Keyes novel is always a special treat, especially when we are reunited with the Walsh family ― Red

No one does the minutiae of life like Keyes ― i

Profoundly in touch with sadness and vulnerability. If there's a message, it's that we must forgive one another for past mistakes and be less brutal towards our lost, scatty younger selves ― Independent

No one writes about messy, imperfect lives as well as Keyes ― Good Housekeeping, Best books to take on holiday 2024

Another classic read from Marian Keyes – we loved! ― Closer

Brims with all the author’s skill and laughout-loud humour ― Best

Wonderfully warm and funny look at midlife love ― iNews, 30 best books to read in summer 2024

PRAISE FOR MARIAN KEYES --:

Delightfully funny ― Daily Telegraph

No other author marries heartbreak and hilarity so seamlessly ― Mail on Sunday

Her particular gift is the ability to settle the reader into a comfortable seat, then carry them to the darkest places; to make serious things funny - and moving ― The Times

Funny, heartbreaking and so wise ― Daily Mail

Perfection -- Gillian McAllister

Sensitive, funny, wonderful, immensely touching -- Nigella Lawson

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

Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing! -- Graham Norton

Warm, witty and wise - a joy to read ― Sun

About the Author

Marian Keyes is a phenomenon. The multimillion copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved, genre-defying novels of the past thirty years – including Rachel’s Holiday, Anybody Out There and Grown Ups – has millions of devoted readers around the world.

In addition to her fifteen previous novels, Marian has also written three collections of journalism, upon which hit BBC Radio 4 show Between Ourselves was based. Marian co-hosts the popular show Now You’re Asking with actress Tara Flynn for BBC Radio 4. In 2022, she was named the British Book Awards Author of the Year.

Marian lives in Dublin. My Favourite Mistake is her sixteenth novel.

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