I recommend, as long as you are willing to commit to read so long a letter…. I would definitely be reading more books by this author so watch out for more reviews from me. I think this book would have had a bigger impact on me if it was shorter and better if some parts were cut nevertheless, I don’t regret the time I spent reading it. It was a thought provoking read and completely captured my attention until the end. It also highlighted the complicated nature of love in marriage, how you can be married to someone for years and know the person well and yet not know the person at all. What I loved the most about this story is the way the characters were written in such as a way that they seemed so real, realistic and were quite colorful. This book started a bit slow for me, but I quickly got into it after a short while.

This is a story about real people and real-life issues, love, betrayal, addiction, deceit, loyalty, commitment, forgiveness and healing. This threatens to tear the family apart and they all find themselves at different points where they have to decide what is really most important in their lives. On Johnny’s fiftieth birthday, Cara, wife to the second Casey brother Ed, has a concussion and blurts out secrets that affects almost everyone in the family.

Jessie, who is wife to Johnny the oldest of the Casey brothers is the family matriarch who pulls everyone together by frequently organizing family get-togethers and is loved for her generosity. It’s the female characters that I found most fascinating: Jesse is the ringleader but more complex than you first think, Nell is the one that never quite fits in and Cara is battling personal problems that Marian Keyes does such a wonderful and empathetic job of describing. ‘Grown Ups’ follows the Casey family, three brothers, their wives and children. A number of my bookish friends really like her work and, in a bid to discover new authors I decided to try one of her books. 856 likes, 20 comments - Dr Andrea Luise (drandrealuise) on Instagram: 'Grown Ups By Marian Keyes mariankeyes I’ve loved this author for years & amp was so.

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