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Original Title: | Rachel's Holiday |
ISBN: | 0060090383 (ISBN13: 9780060090388) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Walsh Family #2 |
Setting: | Dublin(Ireland) |
Marian Keyes
Paperback | Pages: 578 pages Rating: 3.96 | 61382 Users | 1574 Reviews

Present Appertaining To Books Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2)
Title | : | Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2) |
Author | : | Marian Keyes |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary 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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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?Rating Appertaining To Books Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2)
Ratings: 3.96 From 61382 Users | 1574 ReviewsCriticize Appertaining To Books Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2)
Was recommended by a friend. Thoroughly enjoyed it.I 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

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
This book was recommended as a future book in my book club. We were looking for a light read. All the reviews showed this was about Rachel in rehab and did not sound light hearted at all. There were also no English copies in the Zürich library. You never thought that might be a problem to find a book and not want to buy it or share one copy between 10 women, did ya ?So, we decided on a different book. The next week I spotted this at my favorite English book store and did not put it down for the
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.
While MK writes in her usual hilarious manner, this novel touched on the very serious topic of drug/alcohol addiction. It was interesting and most definitely entertaining but I felt that she pigeonholed Rachel's character to an irritating degree. The psychological analysis of Rachel's childhood was far too pat and I didn't believe that she could so readily accept her tenure as an addict. I enjoyed this book mainly for MK's typical sharp wit and rollicking anecdotes but overall I believe that
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