Last Chance Saloon - Marian Keyes

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Title: Last Chance Saloon
Author: Marian Keyes
Genre: Chick-lit
Rating: 9/10
# pages: 495
Date read: November, 2008

Summary: Childhood friends Tara, Katherine, and Fintan muddle along, dealing with the indignities and inconveniences we all face--and then some. Tara's perfectly horrible, freeloading boyfriend Thomas watches her diet like a hawk and remarks cruelly on the size of her posterior, comparing her unfavorably to younger, thinner women. Katherine is a professional success, but her personal life is nonexistent. Every one of her prior relationships--six in all--has ended disastrously, with Katherine getting dumped. Each time, she retreats further and further into her shell, until her most intimate relationship is with her remote control. Fashion industry insider Fintan has found true love with his Italian boyfriend, Sandro, but a health crisis threatens their happiness.

Review: Without a doubt the best Marian Keyes book I've read so far. I loved that this wasn't just an ordinary chick-lit, but that she actually dared tackle a serious issue in it. And it worked. She managed to do this well without it turning into a tear-jerker, and it worked well as a thread to join the remaining plot-lines.

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