But I also like the change of pace (from a typical storyline) in that she falls in love before lust. It's such a common themes in the books I've been reading for a character to be all hot for a guy, but really hates him and has to learn to get over that or something. Maybe I'm just feeling old fashioned today, but I thought the development of her relationship with the mystery man (no spoilers here!) was beautiful to watch. And the way he treated her was just so realistically romantic to me (not the typical swooping you off to Paris or something, but giving you a ride, making you dinner, etc). Keyes has written frankly about her clinical depression, which left her unable to sleep, read, write, or talk. After a long hiatus due to severe depression, a food title, Saved by Cake, was published in February 2012. [8] I do have to say I loved it. Daniel wasn't quite as 'manly' as I'd hoped but he did come through in the end. None of my friends could understand why I finished with him. ‘But he was lovely’ was their cry. ‘But he was so good to you’ was another one. ‘But he was such a catch,’ they protested. To which I replied, ‘No, he wasn’t. A catch isn’t supposed to be that easy.’

In 2021 and 2022, Keyes joined Tara Flynn in a series for BBC Radio 4 called 'Now You're Asking', in which they discussed problems sent in by listeners (they called them 'askers'). It’s upsetting when the nice bloke you really like turns out to be a complete, lying, two-timing bastard. But it’s nearly as bad when the bloke that you thought was an unreliable heartbreaker turns out to be uncomplicated and nice. Harapan, makhluk tolol yang plinplan itu, makhluk tukang menghamburkan emosi itu, kembali menjadi bintang tamu dalam kehidupanku.This is an easy read that I think is great for passing the time, but there isn't much substance to it. I'm a big fan of Marian Keyes work and am currently working my way through all of her books. I had really high hopes for this, as like I said, I'm a big fan of the author, but I found myself disappointed. I seemed to spend my whole life oscillating between feeling horribly conspicuous and then feeling totally invisible.

Zeta-Jones in talks on Keyes movie". RTÉ. 2 February 2005. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007 . Retrieved 27 April 2008. Jadi bayangkan saja, selama membaca buku ini saya sering berdecak-decak tak sabar dan geleng-geleng melihat 'ketololan' Lucy. Belum lagi hobi mabuknya yang bikin gemas. Bagaimana mau berpikir jernih kalau tiap hari mabuk-mabukan? (Mamah Dedeh mode on) Tapi kayaknya itu memang sudah kebiasaan di sana ya, jadi saya nggak bisa protes. Ingat saja Bridget Jones yang hobi minum (Tapi saya jauuuh lebih cinta Bridget Jones). Dan Lucy itu pemalas, di kantor kerjanya cuma gosip dan duduk-duduk sambil menunggu jam pulang. Ya wajar lah kalau karirnya mentok (satu hal lagi yang menjadi 'kesialan' Lucy) And I couldn’t understand how I had once found him so attractive, because by then I couldn’t think of a more repulsive man on the face of the earth. He still had the blond hair and the leather trousers and the motorbike, but I was no longer fooled by them. Lucy Sullivan goes to see a fortune teller who predicts that Lucy will be married in the next year. Who will Lucy end up with? ~~The 90ties of "The Friends" (yes, I belong to those who don't know how many times already they saw the series ;-) ) but much much wiser. I loved it! I spent a couple of days wondering why I liked the blokes who weren’t nice to me? Why couldn’t I like the ones who were? Donahue, Deirdre (29 May 2006). "Keyes' 'Anybody Out There?' is questionable". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011 . Retrieved 27 April 2008. a b Sweeting, Adam (9 November 1999). "Soap, but not as we know it". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 27 April 2008.