Product Description

Publishing phenomenon Marian Keyes is back again with her new novel Anybody Out There?, a touching and funny account of Anna Walsh and her journey from her parents’ "Good Front Room" to the resumption of her life in New York where she was living with her gorgeous husband Aidan and had "The Best Job In The World". However, back in Manhattan Aidan seems to have vanished, but Anna seems him everywhere – walking down the street and passing by in a bus – so why won’t he return her calls?

Anybody Out There? tells the story of Dubliner Anna, the fourth of five Walsh sisters, the family readers have come to know and love in Watermelon, Rachel’s Holiday and Angels. We are also introduced to the life of the other Walsh sister Helen, who’s job as a private investigator sees her hiding in bushes and getting caught up in the Dublin criminal underworld – with hilarious consequences!

Marian Keyes outsold all British or Irish authors last year, a testament to the popularity of her writing style. Marian’s new novel Anybody Out There? is part-suspense novel, part-comedy and part-tragedy, but fully enthralling!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5792 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 608 pages

Synopsis
'I had to go back to New York and try to find him. There was a chance he mightn't be there but I had to give it a go because there was one thing I was certain of: he wasn't here.' Anna Walsh is officially a wreck. She's covered in bandages and she's lying in her parents' Good Front Room dreaming of leaving Dublin and getting back to New York, to her friends, to the most fabulous job in the world(t) - and most of all, back to her husband, Aiden. But her family have other ideas (not to mention the usual problems that beset the Walsh sisters). And Aiden, for some reason, seems unwilling to get in touch. What happened to Anna to send her so far from all that she loves? And what happened to her marriage that her husband won't talk to her?

From the Inside Flap
Dubliner Anna is the fourth of five Walsh sisters who seems to have it all - gorgeous husband Aidan, an apartment in Manhattan and The Best Job In The World. So it's not surprising she doesn't want to stay for long in her parents' Good Front Room in Blackrock, where there's nothing to do but watch the antics of her sister Helen who spends most of her time hiding in bushes with binoculars trying to catch errant spouses 'at it'.

Anna doesn't wait too long before heading back to her life in New York - her ridiculous mandatory work wardrobe and gut-clenching Monday Morning Meetings, the city of eight minute speeding dating, the Labradoodle and Feathery Strokers.

Back in Manhattan Anna sees Aidan everywhere - walking down the street and passing by in a bus - so why won't he return her calls or emails?

Meanwhile, Helen's professional life becomes weirder than fiction when she gets entangled in the Dublin criminal underworld and is charged with spying on Mrs Big and Racey O'Grady. And who is the old lady encouraging her dog to do 'his business' outside the Walsh house? And how far is Mammy Walsh willing to go to put a stop to it?

One thing's for sure, when the Walsh women get together there's no telling how things will turn out…

Hold onto your handbags for the new Marian Keyes!

Customer Reviews

Absolutely fantastic
I have read most of Marian Keyes books, but this was definitely my favourite so far.
Fantastically written and a fabulous storyline. I laughed and cried. The characters are so believable that you just want to know more about them. I was gutted when I finished this book. Brilliant chic literature without being too predictable and fluffy.

My favourite of all her books
My favourite of all her books,an amazing story about grief,family,love and learning to let go.

Horrid!!!!!!
The reviews of this book were stating things like funny can't put it down blah blah. What a load of ROT! I do not think reading over 200 pages to find out that the guy is dead and she has been ringing his cell phone and emailing him the height of Chick lit and funny!!!!!!!!!! There was absolutely no indication that this book was as depressing as it was from the reviews on the back. As someone who has lost someone very special to them this was NOT the book I wanted to read as light funny entertainment!!! I wouldn't even rate this book as I think it is misleading and throwing a million swear words does not make funny reading! I will not even bother finishing this book either after reading the reviews I have now read. This two was my second attempt to read a Marian Keyes and I will not bother again. I look forward to Fiona Neill bring out a new book or Sophie Kinsella now there are two authors who can entertain!