Review

”Anybody Out There?” is my absolute favorite Walsh Family book. I loved Anna in that book, and hoped she would have her happy ending, but I didn’t like the new Anna as much as the old one. I got fed up with her whining.

This book was also unnecessary too long. Lots of inner monologue and way too many characters. The story felt extremely dragged out as a result.

I used to love Marian Keyes’ novels back in the day, so I guess it’s loyalty that keeps me coming back, even though I have really struggled with some of recent work. Not half as good as her earlier books which I absolutely loved.

“Everyone else my age seemed anchored by proof of their time on this earth: long marriages; children, even grandchildren; homes with attic conversions; pension plans. They had good neighbors, a shared postman, a street WhatsApp group. They’d paid off their mortgages, could recommend bakers for special birthday cakes, and had the comfort of knowing their place in the world. I’d spent my life terrified of being trapped; suddenly I saw the value in stopping and growing roots.“

“My stomach plunged. It was more than eight years since Joey and I had crossed paths. The memory could still make me sweat.”

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ This is book 7 in the Walsh Family Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone.

Watermelon
Rachel’s Holiday
Angels
Anybody Out There?
The Mystery of Mercy Close
Mammy Walsh’s A-Z of the Walsh Family
Again, Rachel
My Favorite Mistake

Blurb

Anna has just lost her taste for the big apple . . .

Anna has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn’t want all that? Anna—it turns out.

Turning a minor mid-life crisis into a major life event she packs it in, heads back to Ireland, and gets a PR job for a super-high-end coastal retreat.

Tougher than it sounds. Newsflash: the locals hate it. So much so, there have been threats—and violence.

Anna, however, worked in the beauty industry. There’s no ugliness she hasn’t seen. No wrinkle she can’t smooth over. Anna’s got this.

Until she discovers that leaving New York doesn’t mean escaping her mistakes.

Once upon a time she’d had a best friend. Once upon a time she’d loved a man. Now she has neither. And now she has to face them.

We all make mistakes.

But when do we stop making the same one over and over again?