Marian Keyes
Paperback | Pages: 578 pages Rating: 3.96 | 61382 Users | 1574 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Rachel's Holiday |
| ISBN: | 0060090383 (ISBN13: 9780060090388) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Walsh Family #2 |
| Setting: | Dublin(Ireland) |
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Meet Rachel Walsh. She has a pair of size 8 feet and such a fondness for recreational drugs that her family has forked out the cash for a spell in Cloisters – Dublin’s answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. She’s only agreed to her incarceration because she’s heard that rehab is wall-to-wall jacuzzis, gymnasiums and rock stars going tepid turkey – and it’s about time she had a holiday. But what Rachel doesn’t count on are the toe-curling embarrassments heaped on her by family and group therapy, the dearth of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll – and missing Luke, her ex. What kind of a new start in life is this?Mention About Books Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2)
| Title | : | Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2) |
| Author | : | Marian Keyes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 578 pages |
| Published | : | January 23rd 2007 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published 1997) |
| Categories | : | Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Fiction. Romance. Contemporary |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 61382 Users | 1574 ReviewsArticle About Books Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2)
first read: February 2011re-read: December 2016I still love this book! Rachel is not a person who is easy to like. She's selfish, judgemental, and doesn't live in reality most of the time. In spite of all that, I find her character and her story to be entertaining and funny. Rachel's growth takes a while but it is worth it. Now, let's talk about Luke and his time-share pants. I love this man. I have for almost 6 years. He's such a unique, loyal character. Through most of the book I wanted toI waffled between five and four stars for all of ten seconds before deciding on five, simply because of my sheer inability to be rational about this novel. I fell in love with Rachel, and I have no idea why. If I hadn't picked this up at a library sale when my impulse control was at it's lowest, I wouldn't have it at all. There's literally nothing about this book, from the cover, to the genre, to the jacket copy to make me think I'd enjoy it, or that it was my kind of book. Because it really
One of the many things that makes Marian Keyes stand out is that she is basically a 'humor'-writer (and even a 'feel-good'-writer I guess) that is absolutely best when dealing with difficult subject matters. The second "Walsh"-family book deals with the middle sister Rachel's substance abuse problem (not that she knew that she had one) and the enforced "holiday" back home in Ireland to help her get her life in order after a hectic New York stint. Funny, captivating and wonderful.
I waffled between 3 and 4 stars for this novel about a young woman straightening herself out at a substance abuse clinic in Ireland. Marian Keyes is a witty writer, but there are stretches here where I really got tired of Rachel's whining and self-pity and insecurity. Especially the insecurity. Maybe I just don't remember being that young.
I have read this book so many times, marian writes about serious subjects and yet manages to inject humour into each serious situation and who better than the Walsh family, lots of Irish sisters each with their own traumas (see other books) and upsets supported by an amazing Irish mammy who cant cook and has her own amazing wit! And a daddy who just wants a bit of peace but has no chance of getting it! The walsh's are the type of family we all probably have or wish we had! Rachaels story tackles
I definitely liked "Rachel's Holiday" a lot more than "Watermelon." Maybe because this one more expressly shows the flaws in the Walsh family matriarch and father. Also, I still disliked Helen in this one too. Anna seems mostly harmless and cares. We also get to see/hear more about Maggie(one of the 5 sisters). I felt sorry for Rachel who is in the midst of addiction and doesn't even want to admit what has been going on with her. And unlike with Claire in the last book, Rachel even though she
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