My Favourite Mistake

Classic Keyes: owl-wise, oven-warm and very funny. Fabulous * The Times, Summer Reads 2024 *
Keyes is a powerhouse.My Favourite Mistake is not just a fizzy romantic comedy, but also a piece of social commentary. Her protagonist’s voice is crystal cut with observations about gentrification, sexism and an economic system that tells women they are nothing without expensive serums and Peloton machines * The Sunday Times *
What heaven . . . wish it could go on forever -- Nigella Lawson
Warmhearted and deftly plotted page-turner. A celebration of kindness: that of family and friends * Sunday Telegraph *
Sharp and funny * Guardian *
Keyes’s prose whisks you through her tales — she has an instantly endearing turn of phrase and an acute sense of comic timing * The Times *
You are all in for a treat. My Favourite Mistake is by turns hilarious and heart-breaking, with a very satisfying mystery at the heart of it too -- Elly Griffiths
The biggest treat. I've laughed, I've blushed and I've cried. How does Marian do it? Just a beautiful, hopeful story -- Jennie Godfrey
Funny and moving and very sexy -- Liz Nugent
Unbelievable…so much talent -- Chris Evans
Explodes with joyful humanity on every page -- Sara Pascoe
Funny, warm, pacy, honest and outrageous -- Nina Stibbe
Much to love . . . eye-wateringly comical. Will win something . . . long overdue in snootier literary quarters: respect * Observer *
Keyes at her best: the warmth, the laugh-out-loud humour, the compulsive readability, and the compassionate, feminist lens onto the interior lives of women and the pressures that society places upon them * Independent *
I raced through My Favourite Mistake. I was pulled in by the story, held by the authenticity of the characters and so seen by Marian’s portrayal of women in all their complex flaws. Her total lack of sentimentality and sharp humour sealed the deal. How lucky we are to have Marian Keyes! This a fantastic book. Hugely entertaining, moving, hilarious and just so refreshingly honest on women in middle age. I adored it -- Annie MacManus
A beguiling blend of hijinks, heartbreak and happiness * The Mail on Sunday *
My Favourite Mistake is brilliant – the characters are so brutally honest, vulnerable, funny and flawed. I loved it -- Jane Fallon
We love Marian for her humour, relatable style and wisdom - all of which are present here. A big-hearted read full of big feelings * Woman & Home *
Funny, heart-breaking and wise. Adored it * Daily Mail *
A great, big mystery romance that will make you laugh on every page. A marvel -- Catherine Newman
Furiously funny and stealthily profound. There’s so much depth, but reading it made me feel happier and lighter than I have in ages – it’s sexy, smart, wise, touching and fun -- Daisy Buchanan
A great read from this much-love author * Prima *
Matching trauma with humour is Keyes’s trademark. She is so good at upping the tension in will they/won’t they scenarios, keeping the characterisation rich and the jokes frequent. She somehow keeps it both light and intensely important at the same time * i *
A joyous read from start to finish -- Cariad Lloyd
A new Marian Keyes book is always something to savour, especially when it features the Walshes. Hilarious, warm and very moving * Sun *
A gorgeous, gorgeous novel - devastating and hilarious in turn, warm and wise and full of surprises and welcome familiar faces. Marian Keyes at her inimitable best
A big-hearted read full of big feelings, humour, relatable style and life-affirming wisdom. We'd expect nothing less from this much-loved writer' * Woman's Weekly *
A new Marian Keyes novel is always a special treat, especially when we are reunited with the Walsh family * Red *
No one does the minutiae of life like Keyes * i *
Profoundly in touch with sadness and vulnerability. If there's a message, it's that we must forgive one another for past mistakes and be less brutal towards our lost, scatty younger selves * Independent *
No one writes about messy, imperfect lives as well as Keyes * Good Housekeeping, Best books to take on holiday 2024 *
Another classic read from Marian Keyes – we loved! * Closer *
Brims with all the author’s skill and laughout-loud humour * Best *
Wonderfully warm and funny look at midlife love * iNews, 30 best books to read in summer 2024 *
PRAISE FOR MARIAN KEYES -- :
Delightfully funny * Daily Telegraph *
No other author marries heartbreak and hilarity so seamlessly * Mail on Sunday *
Her particular gift is the ability to settle the reader into a comfortable seat, then carry them to the darkest places; to make serious things funny - and moving * The Times *
Funny, heartbreaking and so wise * Daily Mail *
Perfection -- Gillian McAllister
Sensitive, funny, wonderful, immensely touching -- Nigella Lawson
Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. Just pure and simple joy * Stylist *
Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing! -- Graham Norton
Warm, witty and wise - a joy to read * Sun *