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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #308 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01-29
• Binding: Paperback
• 640 pages

Synopsis
"Rachel's Holiday", Marian's classic novel about addiction, is being given a new lease of life with a fantastic new jacket treatment. Here's Rachel Walsh, twenty-seven and the miserable owner of size 8 feet. She has regular congress with Luke Costello, a man who wears his leather trousers tight. And she's fond - some might say too fond - of recreational drugs. Until she finds herself being frogmarched to the Cloisters - Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. She's outraged. Surely she's not thin enough to be an addict? Heartsick and Luke-sick, she seeks redemption in the shape of Chris, a Man with a Past. A man who might be more trouble than he's worth.

Customer Reviews

Same
I've read several of Keyes' books, the first being Anybody Out There. I loved that book and craved more of her humour, so I went out and bought a handful of her books. I was not impressed! They start of great, with humourous characters and potentialy brilliant plots, but after having read three or four you begin to see her lack of imagination. I have read at least three of her books which are based around the same family. Five sisters, the youngest Helen, next Anna, so on and so on. Her pace of writing is unsettling and confusing, and she can easily loose you mid-sentance.
She has such potential, and if you have never read a Keyes before then you should.. just don't read more than three.I would recomend Anybody Out There, The Other Side Of The Story and Watermelon.

really bad
This isn't a 'funny' book, its about differnet addictions: i.e. alcohol, drugs, violence, childhood. I read half of it and then thought, I don't really want to know how to tackle different addictions, I just wanted a light hearted read.

Another Amazing Marian Masterpiece
absolutely fantastic. have read most of marian's other novels and every time i finish one i say that was the best so far. they are utterly amazing and rachels holiday just carries on that legacy. truly heartfelt read, amazing written and researched. broke my heart at the end of this novel as i do at some point with all of marian's books. it was truly perfect and i would recommend it for anyone! i love the story of all the walsh girls and really want one for helen!
marian is a legend and will appeal to everyone.
amazing!