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Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities

by Marian Keyes

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Marian Keyes turns everyday upheavals into personal essays

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Marian Keyes turns everyday upheavals into personal essays

Under the Duvet gathers Marian Keyes’s magazine and newspaper journalism alongside previously unpublished pieces. Moving across shopping, writing, filmmaking, motherhood, friendships, family life, travel mishaps, parties, driving lessons, weight loss, and the frustrations of dealing with realtors, the collection frames ordinary complications as the material of comic personal nonfiction. Its wide-ranging subjects give the book an episodic, column-based shape, with individual essays and observations rather than a single continuous narrative. Keyes’s recurring concerns include the expectations and practical chaos surrounding contemporary womanhood, as well as the small disasters that accumulate in work, home, and social life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of humorous personal-essay collections
  • Readers interested in journalism about family, friendship, and everyday life
  • Marian Keyes readers seeking her nonfiction

Themes

Everyday calamitiesWomanhoodFamily and friendshipWork and domestic lifeHumor

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Book overview

From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemaking, motherhood and all the assorted calamities involved in being a savvy woman in the new millennium.

Her novels are read and adored by millions around the world, and with Under the Duvet, Marian Keyes tackles the world of nonfiction. These are her collected pieces: regular bulletins from the woman writing under the covers.

Marian loves shoes and her LTFs (Long-Term Friends), hates realtors and lost luggage, and she once had a Christmas office party that involved roasting two sheep on a spit, Moroccan-style. She's just like you and me ...

Featuring a wide compilation of Marian's journalism from magazines and newspapers, plus some exclusive, previously unpublished material, Under the Duvet is bursting with funny stories: observations on life, in-laws, weight loss, parties and driving lessons that will keep you utterly gripped -- either wincing with recognition or roaring with laughter.

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