The Other Side of the Story

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Author
Marian Keyes
Publisher
Penguin
Genre
Fiction
Released
01 January, 2004

The Other Side of the Story

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Synopsis

The bestseller: Jojo's sweet-natured client Lily's first novel is a roaring success. She and lover Anton celebrate by spending the advance for her second book. Then she gets writer's block . . .The unknown: Gemma used to be Lily's best friend - until Lily 'stole' Anton. Now she's writing her own story - painfully and hilariously - when supershark Jojo stumbles across it . . .Three girls hoping and sometimes needing to make it big in the publishing world. But did anybody ever tell them that there's always another side to every story? 'A wonderful, subtle, hilarious and highly sophisticated novel.'  Evening Standard'Another chart-topping blockbuster from goddess Marian Keyes . . . packed with sound writing, wit and common sense.'  Guardian
Marian Keyes
About the author

Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes was born in Limerick in 1963, and brought up in Cavan, Cork, Galway and Dublin. She studied law and accountancy before turning to writing. Her first novel Watermelon was published in Ireland in 1995, where it was an immediate, runaway success. Marian Keyes is now one of the most successful Irish novelists of all time and is published in thirty nine different languages. She lives in Dún Laoghaire with her husband Tony. Marian Keyes is the internationally bestselling author of WatermelonLucy Sullivan is Getting MarriedRachel's HolidayLast Chance SaloonSushi for BeginnersAngelsThe Other Side of the Story and Anybody Out There. Her two collections of journalism, Under the Duvet and Further Under the Duvet, are also available in Penguin. Marian lives in Dublin with her husband.

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