A new Marian Keyes novel is always something to celebrate, and her sixth novel, Angels, will have you cheering. From the first couple of sentences: "I'd always lived a fairly blameless life. Up until the day I left my husband and ran away to Hollywood, I'd hardly ever put a foot wrong" to the hugely satisfying last page, you're immediately involved in the story of Maggie Walsh's life; of how it went wrong, and then went right again.
The Walshes starred in a previous Keyes novel, the delightful Rachel's Holiday; Maggie is Rachel's older sister, (one of five) and the only one who "never did any of that nasty sleeping around business". Instead she got married to her first boyfriend Paul Garvan and everything was fine, until they suffered a couple of "setbacks". Unable to face sorting out the difficulties, Maggie hightails it to Los Angeles to stay with her old pal Emily. Emily is a script writer, her short film A Perfect Day was a big hit in Ireland, but her working life is a little tougher in the land of sunshine and fat-free Pringles. The two girls, along with a supporting cast of wannabes, scary film studio folk and slacker next door neighbours, get on with sorting out their emotional issues in a stylishly witty, wonderfully warm fashion. Maggie's devilish ex-boyfriend and the commitment phobic Troy add in a delightful frisson of sexual tension.
Marian Keyes observations on the foibles of love and LA are laugh-out-loud funny, but there's a beguiling tenderness there too. By the time you reach the final full stop you'll be sighing with contentment, and just wishing that Marian would get a move on with the next book. --Eithne Farry
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Fantastic!!! This is the story of Maggie Walsh, although she is not the most likable of the Walsh sisters this was a fantastic read, its hard not to fall in love with the whole walsh family! espically Mammy and Daddy Walsh : ) This was a fast read, prob because i couldnt put the book down! Fantastic read! Keep it up Marian Keyes!!!!
Slightly Disappointing After just finishing 'Angels' I can't quite put my finger on what I thought of it. Although, at points, I found it hard to put down, overall this has been my least favourite of the Keyes' novels that I've read so far. Many reviews have commented on the 'fake' views and stereotypes in Los Angeles but for me this was not a problem; whilst the ridiculous incidents unroll they create humour because they seem perfectly viable. However the plot was way too scatty. The novel didn't really seem to have... more info
Like all of Marian Keyes's novels i couldn't put this down! Like all of Marian Keyes's novels i couldn't put this down!I think this is my 2nd favourite Walsh sister book ( the first being the incredible Anybody out there).I would highly recommend anything by Marian Keyes but the books about the Walsh sisters have to be my favourites by her.The Walsh family are adorable and remind me of my relationship with my family.Plenty of laughs,lovable characters and a good plot make it classic Marian Keys.Fully recommend!
breathtakingly brilliant! yet another marian masterpiece! got me through a hard time and when i couldnt concentrate on anything else, i couldnt put this book down. marian is a truly talented story teller and is my favourite author by far. the book itself had so many twists and turn and as always made me cry. would recommend this book to everyone as it truly is superb! truly spectacular.
