Grown Ups: British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022

ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING A GROWN UP? ESCAPE IT ALL WITH MARIAN KEYES BRAND NEW NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO ADULT LIFEMagnificently messy lives brilliantly untangled. Funny tender and completely absorbing! GRAHAM NORTONIts SUCH a treat. I felt like I was reading the cleverest cream cake of words CAITLIN MORAN___________Theyre a glamorous family the Caseys.Johnny Casey his two brothers Ed and Liam their beautiful talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together - birthday parties anniversary celebrations weekends away. And theyre a happy family. Johnnys wife Jessie - who has the most money - insists on it.Under the surface though conditions are murkier. While some people clash other people like each other far too much . . .Everything stays under control until Eds wife Cara gets concussion and cant keep her thoughts to herself. One careless remark at Johnnys birthday party with the entire family present starts Cara spilling out all their secrets.In the subsequent unravelling every one of the adults finds themselves wondering if its time - finally - to grow up?Grown Ups is the brand new sensationally entertaining and laugh out loud novel from Marian Keyes.___________Comic convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs too GUARDIANHilarious alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking. I loved everything about it DAILY MAILYou may have written the best book of your career CHRIS EVANS VIRGIN RADIOSuperb. Warm-hearted wise and highly entertaining OBSERVERKeyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that youll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy STYLISTI loved every word. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come LIANE MORIARTY bestselling author of Big Little LiesMessy tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort our lives out at all JOJO MOYES bestselling author of Me Before YouHer best yet. Charming funny and poignant but also profound heartbreaking NINA STIBBE bestselling author of Reasons to be Cheerful Review Comic convincing and true. Grown Ups has an almost Austenesque insight into character. Keyes knows how to make serious issues relatable - and get a few grownup laughs too ―GuardianMessy tangled complex humans who reminded me that few of us ever really sort out our lives at all ―Jojo MoyesMagnificently messy lives brilliantly untangled. Funny tender and completely absorbing! ―Graham NortonI loved every word of Grown Ups. I will be missing those gorgeous vibrant characters for many weeks to come. There should be a word to describe the sadness and satisfaction you feel when you read the last page of a Marian Keyes novel: the ending is perfect but you still want more more more ―Liane MoriartyI LOVED Grown Ups so much. Its SUCH a treat. I felt like I was rolling in PURE JOY throughout. The cleverest cream cake of words ―Caitlin MoranYou may have written the best book of your career ―Chris Evans Virgin RadioFunny and moving with an acute eye for family foibles ―Ian Rankin bestselling author of the John Rebus thrillersIt is charming funny and poignant. But also profound heartbreaking. If you already love Marian this is her best yet. If you havent read her this is the one ―Nina StibbeMarian Keyes shows superb skill at tackling tough themes in this tale of a clan with secrets. Grown Ups is a warm-hearted wise and highly entertaining portrayal of how families behave; and of the love and tolerance required to sustain our closest relationships ―Hannah Beckerman ObserverA novel that is warm and witty but never afraid to tackle the big stuff ―Elizabeth Day Mail on SundayKeyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and em