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The Other Side of the Story

The Other Side of the Story

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  • Create Date：2021-03-17 03:15:51
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Marian Keyes
  • ISBN：B002SQ5NEC
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Summary

Jojo Harvey is a literary agent whose star is on the rise。 In love with both her married boss and her burgeoning career， not much distracts her。 Until she finds herself representing two women who used to be best friends。 Used to be。 One of them， Gemma， has suddenly found herself from a broken home at the age of 32。

Meanwhile， Lily， the woman Gemma has always blamed for stealing her one chance of happiness， is enjoying the overnight success of her debut novel。 Set in the world of publishing， The Other Side of the Story is about love， loyalty， glass ceilings and survival tactics - and what to do when you get your chance for revenge。

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Reviews

Trudy Roy ，

Great escapist story。 Not a happy ever after book。

Lauren ，

This took me an age to read for some reason but I enjoyed it nonetheless。

Tom Andersson ，

Jag blev förvånad över att jag tyckte att denna boken var så bra。 Ofta tänker man ju att chick-litt skall vara ganska platta och tramsiga berättelser men jag tycker denna var väldigt bra。 Berättelserna är inom ramen för vad som är trovärdigt och är sammanvävda på ett väldigt spännande sätt。 Ingen av karaktärerna är direkt hysteriska i sin inre monolog som jag har upplevt i andra böcker i samma genre utan deras känslotillstånd är i paritet med händelserna de är med om。 Sedan handlar inte allt i b Jag blev förvånad över att jag tyckte att denna boken var så bra。 Ofta tänker man ju att chick-litt skall vara ganska platta och tramsiga berättelser men jag tycker denna var väldigt bra。 Berättelserna är inom ramen för vad som är trovärdigt och är sammanvävda på ett väldigt spännande sätt。 Ingen av karaktärerna är direkt hysteriska i sin inre monolog som jag har upplevt i andra böcker i samma genre utan deras känslotillstånd är i paritet med händelserna de är med om。 Sedan handlar inte allt i boken *bara* om att hitta en kille。 Även om det finns en del av det med så är det snyggt invävt i helheten och det är heller inte förutsägbart utan alla upp och nedgångar är ett spänningsmoment genom hela romanen。 Jag tycker vanligen att 600 sidor är för mycket men det var inget problem med denna boken， den krävde det。 Väl värt läsningen。 Rekommenderas varmt。 。。。more

Helen ，

Underhållande。

Nicola ，

I read this quickly， but found the characters incredibly annoying！ Just wanted to tell them all to sort themselves out！！

Sangeeta ，

Enjoyed The book is narrated from 3 perspectives - Gemma， Jojo and Lily。 Gemma holds a grudge against Lily for stealing her boyfriend， Jojo is having an affair and Lily is worried about karma。 This is the third book by this author I read and it was quite engaging。 The stories revolve around anger， resentment， guilt， fear and the complexities of love。 The characters are flawed and confused like real people but also ambitious and resilient and their character development is well written。 Even thou Enjoyed The book is narrated from 3 perspectives - Gemma， Jojo and Lily。 Gemma holds a grudge against Lily for stealing her boyfriend， Jojo is having an affair and Lily is worried about karma。 This is the third book by this author I read and it was quite engaging。 The stories revolve around anger， resentment， guilt， fear and the complexities of love。 The characters are flawed and confused like real people but also ambitious and resilient and their character development is well written。 Even though I thought 'Sushi for Beginners' and 'Grown ups' were much better than this book it is still really really good。 。。。more

Mary-Lou Stephens ，

I’m usually ambivalent about Marian Keyes。 Some of her books I’ve enjoyed but others have annoyed me so much I’ve done a lot of skimming and then given up。 I thought this 2004 novel would be a skimmer too but I ended up loving it and devoured it in three days （and it’s a big book！）。 If you’re a writer you’ll enjoy the behind the scenes in a literary agency chapters。 The writing of books chapters though are a bit of a fairy tale。 Technology has come a long way since this was written - no need to I’m usually ambivalent about Marian Keyes。 Some of her books I’ve enjoyed but others have annoyed me so much I’ve done a lot of skimming and then given up。 I thought this 2004 novel would be a skimmer too but I ended up loving it and devoured it in three days （and it’s a big book！）。 If you’re a writer you’ll enjoy the behind the scenes in a literary agency chapters。 The writing of books chapters though are a bit of a fairy tale。 Technology has come a long way since this was written - no need to print out manuscripts and post them with a self-addresses envelope anymore， thank goodness。 。。。more

Gemma Koury ，

Absolutely wonderful read！Between Jojo ， Gemma and Lily I couldn’t decide which story was my favorite ！ The perfect book for any occasion， I rate this a solid 10/10！

Jennifer ，

Such a fun and enjoyable read。 I especially liked reading about the inner workings of the publishing industry。 The writing， the characters all of it made this book unputdownable。 Despite being over 600 pages， this one was a breeze to read。

Jodie ，

On one hand， I loved it。 It’s Marian Keyes， who is one of my favourite authors。 Commonly known as chic lit， Keyes stories are usually full of heroines whose lives are inevitably changed by， sometimes horrific， life events。 It was exactly the kind of book I needed to read at this time of life。 On the other hand， it simple wasn’t long enough。 I wanted to keep reading about the characters and what happened after the epilogue。 Maybe a bit too much filler for three separate stories？ Filler or not， I On one hand， I loved it。 It’s Marian Keyes， who is one of my favourite authors。 Commonly known as chic lit， Keyes stories are usually full of heroines whose lives are inevitably changed by， sometimes horrific， life events。 It was exactly the kind of book I needed to read at this time of life。 On the other hand， it simple wasn’t long enough。 I wanted to keep reading about the characters and what happened after the epilogue。 Maybe a bit too much filler for three separate stories？ Filler or not， I thoroughly enjoyed it。 。。。more

Tahseen Faruqi ，

I hated Mark and JOJONone of the characters were appealing 。skip it 。 Mark was a spineless loser ， there was no reason for him to be so head over heels for JOJO， and so horribly nasty to his wife 。 I actually hated both of them and most of the characters 。 Only Gemma was tolerable 。

Megan Wright ，

The story is about 3 different women who’s lives all entwine with each other， as they discover that theres always more than one side to every story。•There’s Jojo a high flying agent who’s jumped into bed with her boss。Theres Lily a lovely new author who has just landed a huge best selling book deal， but all of a sudden gets writers block。& Gemma a sassy event designer who’s personal life is currently down the drain due to a family drama。 •Within reading the first few chapters your thrown into Ge The story is about 3 different women who’s lives all entwine with each other， as they discover that theres always more than one side to every story。•There’s Jojo a high flying agent who’s jumped into bed with her boss。Theres Lily a lovely new author who has just landed a huge best selling book deal， but all of a sudden gets writers block。& Gemma a sassy event designer who’s personal life is currently down the drain due to a family drama。 •Within reading the first few chapters your thrown into Gemma’s world & find out what family drama she’s having to deal with。 I will say i find Gemma’s mum annoying， shes far too dependable on her daughter， when she has her own life to live。 I loved how the story is told from each woman’s point of view & you’re able to see their personalities。 •I’m a huge Marian Keyes fan so i really enjoyed this book & would recommend it to an avid chick flick reader who is looking for an easy read。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5 for me。 。。。more

Alison Wales ，

Marian Keyes always delivers a lovely read but they rarely leave me thinking I’ve read a literary masterpiece。 This book is no exception

Amanda Larkman ，

A re-read as couldn’t work out what to read next。 Didn’t enjoy as much as the first time round but that was a long time ago！

Bronwyn ，

I couldn’t finish this book。 Gemma and her mother were pathetic characters。 Maybe this victim mentality appealed in 2004 but it doesn’t work in 2021。

Alison Posey ，

This is the first time I’ve read this author before。 I saw plenty of potential but not enough to warrant a higher rating。

Paula Elena ，

Me gustó el libro pero fue un poco lento。 Algunos personajes no me parecieron bien desarrollados por lo que cada vez que llegaba a su parte me aburría。 Pese a ello， creo que la historia hace que empatices con las chicas ya que son situaciones que podrían pasarle a cualquiera。 Es un soplo de realidad que puede gustar más o menos pero no deja indiferente a nadie

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Kylie Porter ，

Predictable chic-lit， however enjoyable。 I really liked Jojo and would have liked more of her story。 The crossover of their lives was good and done pretty seamlessly。 Easy to read and plenty of laugh out loud moments

Mile Rodríguez ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Traductora: Matuca Fernández de Villavicencio

Zarreen ，

Looking for a jojo Harvey！

Maria Victoria ，

Eu gostei muito desse livro。 É o típico livro levinho que as pessoas lêem sem pretensão e acabam se divertindo muito。 Uma ótima fonte de entretenimento。A escrita é impecável de tão leve e cativante。 Eu nunca tinha lido nada antes dessa autora， e depois desse livro， eu desejo de verdade acompanhar mais o trabalho dela porque eu amei a forma como ela narra as coisas， como ela desenvolve os personagens， o enredo e tudo mais。 A trama é algo que te entretém de uma forma surreal。 Eu nunca ri tanto len Eu gostei muito desse livro。 É o típico livro levinho que as pessoas lêem sem pretensão e acabam se divertindo muito。 Uma ótima fonte de entretenimento。A escrita é impecável de tão leve e cativante。 Eu nunca tinha lido nada antes dessa autora， e depois desse livro， eu desejo de verdade acompanhar mais o trabalho dela porque eu amei a forma como ela narra as coisas， como ela desenvolve os personagens， o enredo e tudo mais。 A trama é algo que te entretém de uma forma surreal。 Eu nunca ri tanto lendo um livro na minha vida。Eu vou dar três estrelas porque apesar de ter amado o livro， eu detestei o epílogo。 Achei uó de tão forçado aquele final e o jeito como as coisas "se acertaram" no fim。。。 Essa é a verdade， mas não é nada de muito grave ou que estrague totalmente a experiência de leitura， no meu caso só me fez dar uma estrela a menos do que eu tinha planejado para esse livro。。。 E também porque， apesar do livro ter três protagonistas， eu sentia que a autora tinha sua preferida e forçava muito a barra em relação à ela。Enfim， é isso。 Eu gostei bastante de ler esse livro， isso é， até a página 720 porque depois foi só ladeira abaixo。 Recomendo para aqueles dias chuvosos em que você quer algo para passar o tempo e relaxar。 Eu tô rindo de certas partes desse livro até agora。 。。。more

Jules ，

Too long， too long， too long！ This 500+ read could easily have been edited down by 200 pages or more。 I found the Lily story especially a slog。 Gemma's was the most original of the three sides， and the JoJo personality kept her interesting。 I did want to know how it ended up for all of them。 I'm a fan of Keyes， but didn't find this to be her best work。 Too long， too long， too long！ This 500+ read could easily have been edited down by 200 pages or more。 I found the Lily story especially a slog。 Gemma's was the most original of the three sides， and the JoJo personality kept her interesting。 I did want to know how it ended up for all of them。 I'm a fan of Keyes， but didn't find this to be her best work。 。。。more

Theresa ，

Very enjoyable read！ Took a bit to get into the formatting of the division of characters storylines playing out; but not bad。 Characters were like able， funny at times， frustrating at others。 A different type of story than I’ve read。 I’d recommend it。

Amanda ，

It read like cotton candy - some attraction in the sweet， but then just cloying and sticky and you don't quite know what to do with it。 I admit I did not finish - the way the main character's parents are depicted felt a little insulting - they would be， after all， my peers。 It read like cotton candy - some attraction in the sweet， but then just cloying and sticky and you don't quite know what to do with it。 I admit I did not finish - the way the main character's parents are depicted felt a little insulting - they would be， after all， my peers。 。。。more

Ruth Reiner ，

Love all her work but this is till now my favorite Marian Keyes novel！

CeCe ，

Great holiday read。

Geraldine ，

An honest glimpse into the author's life and quite insightful indeed。As always， the candid tone kept me turning the pages。 An honest glimpse into the author's life and quite insightful indeed。As always， the candid tone kept me turning the pages。 。。。more

Paupi121 ，

Noy my favourite book。 This was my second Marian Keyes book and I have to admit that I don't love her writing style。 I don't like how it separates the story into three section and each character mainly has their own plot that don't really come together。I am giving this 3 stars because I think if it had been written differently I would have like it more。 Noy my favourite book。 This was my second Marian Keyes book and I have to admit that I don't love her writing style。 I don't like how it separates the story into three section and each character mainly has their own plot that don't really come together。I am giving this 3 stars because I think if it had been written differently I would have like it more。 。。。more

Brianne ，

“But show me someone whose life is entirely cringe-free and I’ll show you a dead person。”This book started out strong - like 4-5 star strong。 All I wanted to do was keep reading。 But then。。。it just started to get bad， then worse and worse。 I realized you couldn’t really invest in the characters because they weren’t leading lives that were going to be bringing them anywhere。 Then， maybe 70ish pages from the end， the switch flicked and suddenly it was Revelation City: you get a growth moment， you “But show me someone whose life is entirely cringe-free and I’ll show you a dead person。”This book started out strong - like 4-5 star strong。 All I wanted to do was keep reading。 But then。。。it just started to get bad， then worse and worse。 I realized you couldn’t really invest in the characters because they weren’t leading lives that were going to be bringing them anywhere。 Then， maybe 70ish pages from the end， the switch flicked and suddenly it was Revelation City: you get a growth moment， you get a growth moment， you get a growth moment！ It lost its realness。 。。。more

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