Anybody Out There: British Book Awards Author of the Year 2022

Marian Keyes

Feb 2007 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

Discover the warm, witty and compelling story of a woman trying to get her life back on track, from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups and Again, Rachel

'Searingly insightful, Keyes finds lightness in the darkest and most violent of emotions' Independent
'High quality entertainment' Marie Claire
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Meet Anna Walsh.

Lying in her parents' Good Front Room, covered in bandages, Anna dreams of leaving Dublin and returning to her beloved New York.

To her home. To her job. And most of all to her husband Aidan.

Unfortunately, her family have other ideas. She's staying put. And Aidan? He's refusing to even take her calls.

The last thing Anna wants is to think about how she ended up in this mess. But with nothing else to do, she's forced to ask herself why she's thousands of miles from the life she loves.

Where did it all go wrong? And can she fix it, before it's too late?

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'A wonderful, subtle, hilarious and highly sophisticated novel' Evening Standard

'Richly enjoyable' Daily Telegraph

LOVE FOR MARIAN KEYES:

'Marian's writing is the truth. With big laughs' Dawn French
'Will make you laugh and make you cry, but will also reveal the truth of who you really are' Louise O'Neill
'Keyes weaves the joy and pain of life in a unique and magical way' Cathy Rentzenbrink
'One of the most honest writers writing today' Pandora Sykes
'Compassionate, tender, incisive writing' Lucy Foley
'Her talent for tackling serious issues with such humanity and wit is balm for the soul' Nigella Lawson

Ratings and reviews

Three and a half stars. Anna Walsh is recovering at her parents' home in Ireland, but is desperate to return to New York, her job working for promoting a kooky cosmetics brand, and her husband Aidan who hasn't responded to her calls or emails. Since this book is 15 years old, I think it is safe to say that the twist is Aidan and Anna were in an horrific accident and Aidan is dead. TBH I got that vibe pretty early on anyway, and if you have read Rachel's Holiday you would be expecting some sort of twist anyway. There are plot twists, mad Irish shenanigans, fabulous gay neighbours, evil bosses and numerous sub-plots. Despite the long period since publication the book stands up pretty well and is full of that quirky Marian Keyes writing style.

Don't know how this book is as I downloaded the sample then brought the full book, but it won't download properly to my phone, I've tried other books so it's def not my phone and must be the book!! !! Help please

Wow! Huge emotional rollercoaster. I cried with laughter and I cried with sadness. I cannot compare the writing to any other author and I'm struggling to relay the storyline and do it justice. I loved it as I have the authors other books but this one I will remember abit more than the others. Brilliant

About the author

Marian Keyes is the international bestselling author of Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, Sushi for Beginners, Angels, The Other Side of the Story, Anybody Out There, This Charming Man, The Brightest Star in the Sky, The Mystery of Mercy Close and The Woman Who Stole My Life. Her journalism, collected under two titles, Making It Up As I Go Along and Under the Duvet: Deluxe Edition, containing the original publications Under the Duvet and Further Under the Duvet, are also available from Penguin.
Marian lives in Dublin with her husband.