Angela Hansen’s latest recommendation is Watermelon by Marian Keyes. Angela is on the staff of the Davenport Public Library and presents book recommendations at Women’s Connection weekday events.

Synopsis

After her husband, James, leaves her on the day she gives birth to their daughter, Claire returns home to Dublin to her family: her man-eating sister, Helen; her soap-watching mother; her bewildered father. There she gets so much better that when James slithers back into her life, he's in for a bit of surprise!.

• "An eccentric romantic comedy...[full of] wicked humor." New York Times Book Review
• "A grand first novel...a hilarious treatise on love's roller coasters...A candid, irresistibly funny debut and perfect summertime read." Kirkus Reviews
• "A delightful book! Watermelon is propelled by a charming heroine along a twisting, tumbling journey, peopled by a cast of quirky characters and sparkling with Keyes' unique voice." Nora Roberts
• "A lot of laughs and sassy girl talk." Kansas City Star
• "Watermelon is a bloody good page turner." Mademoiselle

About the Author

Marian Keyes is Irish but lived in London for the past ten years before returning recently to live in Dublin. After receiving a law degree and studying accounting, she began writing short stories in 1993. Watermelon is her first novel.