In the subsequent unravelling, every one of the adults finds themselves wondering if it’s time – finally – to grow up? One careless remark at Johnny’s birthday party, with the entire family present, starts Cara spilling out all their secrets. Įverything stays under control until Ed’s wife Cara, gets a concussion and can’t keep her thoughts to herself. While some people clash, other people like each other far too much. Under the surface, though, conditions are murkier. Johnny’s wife, Jessie – who has the most money – insists on it. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together – birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. True to form, Keyes’ latest novel, Grown Ups, is full of gloriously messy, relatable characters, each living their far-from-perfect / dysfunctional lives, and we wouldn’t want a family saga any other way tbh. Adulthood, deceit, infidelity, addiction, mental health – no one can handle such pertinent and difficult subject matter quite like Marian Keyes.
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