Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes is an Irish author who pioneered the Chick Lit genre. She is best known for Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, and This Charming Man, which include themes of domestic violence and alcoholism.

Bibliography:

Fiction
 * Watermelon (1995)   (Claire Walsh)
 * Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (1996)
 * Rachel's Holiday (1998)    (Rachel Walsh)
 * Last Chance Saloon (1999)
 * Sushi for Beginners (2000)
 * No Dress Rehearsal (2000)
 * Angels (2002)    (Maggie Walsh)
 * The Other Side of the Story (2004)
 * Nothing Bad ever Happens in Tiffany's (2005)
 * Anybody Out There? (2006)    (Anna Walsh)
 * This Charming Man (2008)
 * The Brightest Star in the Sky (2009)
 * Mammy Walsh's A-Z of the Walsh Family: An e-book Short (August 2012)
 * The Mystery of Mercy Close (September 2012)    (Helen Walsh)
 * The Woman Who Stole My Life (November 2014)

Non-fiction:
 * Under the Duvet (2001)
 * Further under the Duvet (2005)
 * Cracks In My Foundation in Damage Control – Women on the Therapists, Beauticians, and Trainers Who Navigate Their Bodies edited by Emma Forrest (2007)
 * Saved by Cake (2012)

Books adapted into other media:
 * Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (1999 8-hour 16-part series that aired on ITV, which was screwed with its scheduling, cutting the series short on its ninth episode. It reaired a year later with substantial edits and revoices because of complaints about its depiction of lesbian sexuality.)
 * Watermelon (2003 TV Movie that aired on ITV)
 * Au secours, j'ai 30 ans! (2004 French film based on Last Chance Saloon)


 * Author Appeal: Marian really likes beauty products and chocolate.
 * Covers Always Lie: The covers of her books look bright and shiny, but they're far from just covering love and fashion.
 * Dramedy
 * Dysfunction Junction: Every major character has at least one deep issue.
 * Earn Your Happy Ending
 * Multiple Narrative Modes: This Charming Man is narrated through the points of view of four women who were all affected by Paddy de Courcy.
 * Reality Subtext: Many of her characters struggle with depression and alcoholism. The author is known to have severe bouts of depression. The Mystery of Mercy Close resembles this the most.
 * Sliding Scale of Cynicism vs. Idealism
 * Stepford Smiler: Most characters don't show their real emotions to other people, to some degree.
 * Take That: In 2014, after appearing in Marian Finucane's RTE 1 show, the author wrote on her Twitter that Finucane had the "compassion and empathy of a cardboard box."
 * Time Skip: Each Walsh family novel begins with one.
 * True Art Is Angsty
 * Write What You Know