Claire Weekes

Advantages: Great storyline, very well written, enjoyable read, more books following the family
Disadvantages: The awful atrocious hideous ghastly James

...I never used to be open to trying new authors, but a few weeks ago, I was sent the new Marian Keyes book to review for a website. It was the first Keyes book I had read, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. So when it came to choosing my next book from my ever-growing pile, I decided I'd try another Marian Keyes book while I was in the mood, and that book turned out to be Watermelon. So, to the story. Claire Webster is ecstatically happy after giving birth to her first child, a daughter with husband James. However, her dream is shattered when he announced hours after the birth that he's leaving her for another woman. Claire's in shock and flees London to her family home in Dublin, where her mother, father and sister are waiting to take in a distraught Claire and new baby. Claire's determined to win back her man but at what... Read review

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Advantages: Fabulous, fabulous book with added scenes
Disadvantages: lose of family time and housework won't get done til its finished!

...This fantastic book was renamed Cross Stitch in the UK and Australasia, as the publishers thought it was too confusing for us poor readers to have a book called Outlander when there are films by this name. DOH! Claire Randall and her husband Frank have gone back to the highlands of Scotland for a 2nd honeymoon, and to get to know each other again as they have been kept apart through most of WW2. Whilst there, Frank is researching his ancestor Black Jack Randall, an officer in the English army duing the Jacobite rebelleons in the late 1700's. Claire is taken to a Henge one day by an old fella who shares her love of plants and their lore, and returns to collect a sample during Beltane. Leaning against one of the standing stones, she is transported back in time to the same place, in the middle of a pitched battle between none other... Read review

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Advantages: hillarious chic lit had me crying with laughter
Disadvantages: not a Marian Keyes fan? dont bother

...In a few of her books, Marian Keyes writes about the Walsh family. They are a dysfunctional Irish family consisting of a Mum who is a desaster in the kitchen, a Dad who is very quiet, not suprising since he is the only man in the house and 5 daughters each with their own story. Watermelon is the story of the middle sister Claire. Claire lives in London with her husband James and the story begins with her giving birth to their first child. An emotional and happy time for them both you would think. Instead James tells Claire that he is leaving her for another woman shortly after Claire has given birth. Claire is devastated and decides to move back to her parernts home in Ireland. As well as her parents Claire two younger sisters live here. Anna is a dippy new age hippy who is away with the fairy's and usually high on something or other... Read review

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