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A review by loureader
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
4.0
Rachel's life is out of control and she is running out of ways to paper over all the things that are difficult to deal with. The drug addiction also doesn't help, of course. While Rachel doesn't see the need to change, others don't share her view. So, it's time for Rachel to go on "holiday" to sort her life out.
This is a really well-written book, which is at times moving and at others humourous. It tackles difficult issues, but with a light touch. I also think that many of us could do with someone like Josephine in our lives to challenge our misguided thinking and getting us to face up to hard issues.
I read the very recently released edition, republished in advance of its sequel 'Again, Rachel coming out in early 2022'. I noticed that the new edition of Rachel's Holiday has actually been edited, which seems mainly to take out some of the more out of date references (the book is about 25 years old after all and Chris de Burgh is probably not the most up to date reference point) and to tidy up some of the writing more widely. So even if you've read this book before its worth reading this new "refreshed" edition in advance of the new book being published.
On a side note, it took me a long time to discover Marian Keyes, not least because her books are sometimes termed as "chick lit" - a phrase that Keyes herself has said is designed to sideline a whole range of books written my women. But, in reality her books cover difficult issues in an intelligent and accessible way and Rachel's Holiday is a great example of this. So, if you haven't given her books a go yet, they are well worth a read.
This is a really well-written book, which is at times moving and at others humourous. It tackles difficult issues, but with a light touch. I also think that many of us could do with someone like Josephine in our lives to challenge our misguided thinking and getting us to face up to hard issues.
I read the very recently released edition, republished in advance of its sequel 'Again, Rachel coming out in early 2022'. I noticed that the new edition of Rachel's Holiday has actually been edited, which seems mainly to take out some of the more out of date references (the book is about 25 years old after all and Chris de Burgh is probably not the most up to date reference point) and to tidy up some of the writing more widely. So even if you've read this book before its worth reading this new "refreshed" edition in advance of the new book being published.
On a side note, it took me a long time to discover Marian Keyes, not least because her books are sometimes termed as "chick lit" - a phrase that Keyes herself has said is designed to sideline a whole range of books written my women. But, in reality her books cover difficult issues in an intelligent and accessible way and Rachel's Holiday is a great example of this. So, if you haven't given her books a go yet, they are well worth a read.