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Viking Adult
480 pages
Product Description
<DIV><p><div> </div></p> <b> A wry and life-affirming novel from the internationally bestselling author</B><br><BR> Marian Keyes's inimitable blend of rollicking humor, effervescent prose, and stories that deal with real-life issues have captivated readers around the globe. She is one of the bestselling authors of women's fiction in the English-speaking world. Her new novel will delight fans of Candace Bushnell's darkly comic sensibility and Sophie Kinsella's fast-paced action. <I>The Brightest Star in the Sky</I> follows seven neighbors whose lives become entangled when a sassy and prescient spirit pays a visit to their Dublin townhouse with the intent of changing at least one of their lives.<br><BR> But what will this metamorphosis be and who will the sprite choose? There's Matt and Maeve, the newlyweds struggling to overcome the first obstacle in their storybook romance; Lydia, the brassy but vulnerable cabbie; Katie, the just-turned-forty PR executive searching for a more gratifying life; and the eldest resident, Jemima, currently playing hostess to her son Fionn, who is in town to star as the hunky gardener in a hot new television show.<br><BR> Keyes's universal themes and appealing characters have made her an international phenomenon, and are sure to conquer a wider American audience. With <I>The Brightest Star in the Sky</I>, she delivers another satisfying story charming in its wit and surprising in its depth.<br><BR><BR><BR></DIV>