Since 1995 she has published 13 novels and four works of nonfiction.
(meta data) TITLE: Marian Keyes - Curtis Brown This website uses cookies to provide you the best experience. You give us your permission to do so by clicking on the "I agree" button or by continuing to use our website after you have received this cookie notification. Learn to change your settingsI agree Jonathan Lloyd +44 (0)20 7393 4418 Email Jonathan Lloyd Translation Rights Melissa Pimentel +44 (0)20 7393 4425 Email Melissa Pimentel # Marian Keyes Novelist and short story writer Marian Keyes is one of the most successful Irish novelists of all time. Though she was brought up in a home where a lot of story-telling went on, it never occurred to her that she could write. Instead she studied law and accountancy and finally started writing short stories in 1993 "out of the blue." Though she had no intention of ever writing a novel ("It would take too long") she sent her short stories to a publisher with a letter saying she'd started work on a novel. The publishers replied, asking to see the novel and, once her panic had subsided, she began to write what subsequently became her first book, Watermelon. It was published in Ireland in 1995, where it was an immediate runaway success. Its chatty conversational style and whimsical Irish humour appealed to all age groups, and this appeal spread to Britain when Watermelon was picked as a Fresh Talent book. She has gone on to write eleven novels and two collections of journalism and short stories, all of which have been bestsellers. Marian is now published in thirty-three languages. Marian's latest novel, The Break, was published by Penguin in 2017.She was born in Limerick in 1963, and brought up in Cavan, Cork, Galway and Dublin; she spent her twenties in London, but is now living in Dún Laoghaire with her husband Tony. She includes among her hobbies, reading, movies, shoes, handbags and feminism. In January 2019, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Limerick. View CV Download PDF Jonathan Lloyd +44 (0)20 7393 4418 Email Jonathan Lloyd Translation Rights Melissa Pimentel +44 (0)20 7393 4425 Email Melissa Pimentel ## CV ### Book #### Writer The Break Aug 2017 Making It Up As I Go Along Feb 2016 The Woman Who Stole My Life The Mystery of Mercy Close Mammy Walsh's A-Z of the Walsh Family Saved By Cake The Brightest Star in the Sky This Charming Man Anybody Out There Further Under The Duvet The Other Side of the Story Under the Duvet Sushi for Beginners Last Chance Saloon Rachel's Holiday Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married ## News Jilly Cooper and Asia Mackay honoured at Comedy Women in Print Awards Read more Marian Keyes Awarded Honorary Doctorate Read more Marian Keyes launches the #WriteCBC Big Winter Story Writing Competition Read more Specsavers National Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced Read more Interview in the Independent Interview in The Independent on Sunday Marian's article on walking in Ireland Marian Keyes - official website Interview in RTÉ Guide @Ejhird @samconsidine But I'm DELIGHTED to hear that you liked it! I got a proper heart-lift when I read your tweet. Thank you 😊😊 Follow @MarianKeyes Current Publishers Learn More
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Born in Limerick and raised in Monkstown (Dublin), Keyes graduated from Dublin University with a law degree. After completing her studies, Keyes took an administrative job before moving to London in 1986. During this period she developed alcoholism and clinical depression, culminating in a suicide attempt and subsequent rehabilitation in 1995 at the Rutland Centre in Dublin, Ireland. In an article for "The Telegraph", Keyes details how her struggles with anxiety, depression, and alcoholism began from an early age. Keyes began writing short stories while suffering from alcoholism. After her treatment at the Rutland Centre she returned to her job in London and submitted her short stories to Poolbeg Press. The publisher encouraged her to submit a full-length novel and Keyes began work on her first book, "Watermelon". The novel was published the same year.