The Walsh Family NovelsThe Welsh family of five sisters - each one different than the other, each with their own personalities, lives and problems. They are an absolute crazy bunch, determined to drive their parents mad - even when they are 30 somethings, married and moved away from home.
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Meet Claire Walsh - the oldest. Her husband left her for their neighbor the very day she gave birth to their daughter. She has no job at the moment, and no desire to live in their own house when her husband has moved in next door. In a moment of panic, she packs up and brings her daughter to her parent's home back in Ireland, where she spends her days in depression, waiting for her ex-husband to come back to her. When the estranged James does come back into her life, he is full of surprises that Claire had never anticipated. Now she must make the decision for herself and her daughter, about their past, present and future!
Next in line is Rachel Walsh - independent, career-oriented woman living the fast life in the big city. Except that, she has a substance abuse habit that she isn't aware of, although everyone around her is. When her attempt to write poetry is mistaken for a suicide note, Rachel is brought back home and sent to a rehab to clean up. Rachel is still in denial about her drug dependency until every one of her loved ones - her parents, roommates and her ex-boyfriend - shares their own story of her crazy and irresponsible habits. It is up to Rachel to grow an iron will and fight her habit, especially if she wants to go back to her family and back into the arms of the man she loves!
Maggie Walsh was always the sane one in the family - married to a respectable man and a good, steady career. Until one day, she accidentally finds out her husband is having an affair! The very same week, she is fired from her job. Instead of being heartbroken, Maggie finds herself exhausted and decided she needs a break - with her best friend in the City of Angels. Suddenly she is doing everything she never imagined herself to be a part of - living with a struggling screenwriter of a friend, experimenting with sex, pitching in scripts and telling Irish folklore to a group of hippies! Certainly, the end of a marriage and career does not mean that your life has to end too, does it?
Anna Walsh has always, on the other hand, been a problem for her parents - living through life as if she has no idea. When her life finally gets back on line in New York - a great job and a lovely husband - she suffers an accident and is sent back home to her parents. With pain in her whole body and absolutely no memory of what happened, all she wants is to go home to New York to her husband - the love of her life, who is not communicating with her, for whatever reason. The first moment that Anna feels able, she steals off to her marital home to her husband, but only to face startling news that brings her world crashing down around her.
The youngest of the five daughters - Helen Walsh, had always lived life the way she wanted. Irresponsible and spontaneous, she was always the one to bring the most worries to her parents and sisters. Now, as a mature (!) adult, she works as a Private Investigator and lands a peculiar case through an ex-boyfriend who she never wanted to set eyes on - the mystery of Mercy Close. Although Helen only took the job because she was broke and homeless, she somehow finds herself connected to the missing person she is hunting down.
Buy "Mammy Walsh's A-Z of Welsh Family" by Marian Keyes
After the 5 sisters, it is now the turn of the head of this dysfunctional family, a.k.a. the long-suffering Mammy Walsh! In her special way and in her own words, Mammy Walsh takes us through her family members one by one, making her readers laugh every step of the way.
Buy "Mammy Walsh's A-Z of Welsh Family" by Marian Keyes
After the 5 sisters, it is now the turn of the head of this dysfunctional family, a.k.a. the long-suffering Mammy Walsh! In her special way and in her own words, Mammy Walsh takes us through her family members one by one, making her readers laugh every step of the way.
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