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Watermelon
Author: Marian Keyes

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Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780060090364 - ISBN-10: 0060090367
Publication Date: 4/2002
Pages: 432


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Hardcover

Book Description:
February the fifteenth is a very special day for me. It is the day I gave birth to my first child. It is also the day my husband left me...I can only assume the two events weren't entirely unrelated.

Claire has everything she ever wanted: a husband she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to their first baby, James informs her that he's leaving her. Claire is left with a newborn daughter, a broken heart, and a postpartum body that she can hardly bear to look at.

She decides to go home to Dublin. And there, sheltered by the love of a quirky family, she gets better. So much so, in fact, that when James slithers back into her life, he's in for a bit of a surprise.


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Top Member Book Reviews

Gretchen G. (ggluvbug) - MS wrote on 12/22/2008...

9 member(s) found this review helpful.

I am not generally a chic lit kind of girl, but this book is really good. It is a perfect book to read on a rainy Saturday afternoon while eating a big bowl of ice cream. When I read this one, I couldn't put it down. I would recommend to anyone of the female persuasion who has ever felt fat, ugly, hopeless, tired, or any of 100 other negative emotions. You will be able to relate because Keyes style is very personal and easy to identify with.

Kristine W. (Honey11682) wrote on 8/12/2007...

8 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book started off good and it got my attention right away, then it sort of slowed down and I was getting bored, but then BOOM!! It just started to get soooo good once again and I couldn't put it down. I loved the way the book was written. I will continue to read the other books about the "Walsh" sisters!

Katie S. wrote on 12/18/2008...

5 member(s) found this review helpful.

I have completely fallen in love with Marian Keyes's writing style! Watermelon is about Claire, a young mom of 29, and what happens to her after her husband abandons her and their newborn baby. Keyes manages to take a weighty topic and add just enough humor to keep if from being depressing but not so much that she dismisses the gravity of what happened to Claire. Watermelon is all about Claire learning to live again and figuring out what she really wants in life. The ending is so sweet and unexpected. If you like Sophie Kinsella, you'll like Marian Keyes.

Rachel F. (tnrachel) wrote on 6/9/2007...

5 member(s) found this review helpful.

Veeeeery addicting. I was lugging this around to work and all over the house. I loved it! I love most of her books.

Katty B. wrote on 4/29/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

Fun read, a woman learns to live again and stand up for herself after her husband leaves. I enjoyed it.

Angela M. (ammrx) wrote on 4/26/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

Wonderful story. Couldn't put it down.

Stephanie R. (neimanmarxist) wrote on 10/1/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

This wasn't my favorite Marian Keyes novel but it was a good one nonetheless. As usual, Keyes spins an insightful, amusing story about a jilted woman that manages to regain her self-respect and cobble together a new and ultimately better life for herself from the shambles of a broken marriage. Told with this author's trademark incisive wit and self-deprecating humour, this book will be enjoyable for those who enjoy the branier side of chick-lit.

Crystal W. (cubbyvet) wrote on 7/24/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

I had to read this for a light read for a book club. I actually enjoyed it. Very witty and sarcastic. You have to enjoy English/irish humor to get this one.

Regina C. (flyinggems) wrote on 8/18/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I could not even make it through the first 100 pages, I tried and tried. It was so boring. I stopped after 130 pages, I could not read anymore, it kept putting me to sleep. The story sounded good and there were a couple of good parts but it was like listening to a friend you have not seen in a long time and lost touch with and not really caring what they have been up to. You are only half listening. I see that there are many reviews and all say the book is good, maybe after the first 150 it gets better but it took forever for me to get to 130 and I could not see wasting my time on a book till I got to page 400.

Danielle (DaniLynn) wrote on 4/28/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

A really cute book. Would make a great beach read!


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Connie (jazzysmom) - IL wrote on 11/3/2009...


Found this book to be rather amusing. Really just the run of the mill story with a cute twist here and there. Was well written, but doubt if i'd read it again, to much else out there with more depth. If you are looking for something to just sit, read, and not get into to deeply,{ as we all want sometimes} you will like this.

Kelly S. (getinmybellykelly) wrote on 8/8/2009...


I really liked this book from the beginning as the writer's style is very unique and very entertaining. As soon as you hear her humor it's hard to put the book down. I did get a little discouraged as I neared the end because it seemed to drag a bit and Claire's lack of self-esteem was just dizzying. All in all though, a very good book and very funny. I laughed out loud all the way through.

Rebecca B. (NWBecca) wrote on 1/7/2007...


From the back cover: "February the fifteenth is a very special day for me. It is the day I gave birth to my first child. It is also the day my husband left me...I can only assume the two events weren't entirely unrelated." Another fun and satisfying chick-lit read from Marian Keyes!

Caryn S. (Caryn9802) wrote on 12/29/2006...


This is my first book by Marian Keyes but certainly not my last. A wonderful story filled with lots of laughs!

Cecilia J. (MissC) wrote on 12/12/2006...


Another great read by Marian Keyes about another sister in the Walsh family. This was my second time reading this and enjoyed it once again. Great characters that are easy to relate to.

Noel D. (NoOtherOne) wrote on 12/1/2006...


Another great one by Marian Keyes. Her books are totally addictive and this one is no exception!

Jennifer M. (jenmcptx) wrote on 9/23/2006...


I laughed out loud and cried at the same time...great weekender book...the one you pick up friday evening and waste away your whole saturday finishing

Edith O. (Edieo) wrote on 8/7/2006...


I read this book shortly after having my baby. Keyes has a very sarcastic sense of humor which left me laughing out loud in parts. The book is about a woman and her self discovery after she gives birth to her first child and the man she is married to announces he is leaving her.

Jessica J. wrote on 8/6/2006...


Read all her books!

P.D. J. (Selu) - Austin, TX wrote on 8/2/2006...


This is light summer reading about love, relationships and single parenthood


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