Again, Rachel
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Summary
From internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes comes the eagerly awaited sequel to Rachel's Holiday。
Back in the long ago nineties， Rachel Walsh was a mess。
But a spell in rehab transformed everything。 Life became very good， very quickly。 These days， Rachel has love， family， a great job as an addiction counsellor， she even gardens。 Her only bad habit is a fondness for expensive sneakers。
But with the sudden reappearance of a man she'd once loved， her life wobbles。
She'd thought she was settled。 Fixed forever。 Is she about to discover that no matter what our age， everything can change？
Is it time to think again， Rachel？
Back in the long ago nineties， Rachel Walsh was a mess。
But a spell in rehab transformed everything。 Life became very good， very quickly。 These days， Rachel has love， family， a great job as an addiction counsellor， she even gardens。 Her only bad habit is a fondness for expensive sneakers。
But with the sudden reappearance of a man she'd once loved， her life wobbles。
She'd thought she was settled。 Fixed forever。 Is she about to discover that no matter what our age， everything can change？
Is it time to think again， Rachel？
Reviews
Karen Ross
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So I read RACHEL'S HOLIDAY and this sequel back-to-back。 Written about twenty-years apart， it was fascinating to see how Marian Keyes has grown as a writer。 The original has a serious premise and was played for laughs - very much in a Sophie Kinsella way。This one eschews the overt comedy， yet has plenty of laughs on the pages， whilst managing to cover the material in an entirely grown-up way。 AGAIN， RACHEL is all about the adulting of life。 The tough stuff。 Exquisitely written， timelines flawles So I read RACHEL'S HOLIDAY and this sequel back-to-back。 Written about twenty-years apart， it was fascinating to see how Marian Keyes has grown as a writer。 The original has a serious premise and was played for laughs - very much in a Sophie Kinsella way。This one eschews the overt comedy， yet has plenty of laughs on the pages， whilst managing to cover the material in an entirely grown-up way。 AGAIN， RACHEL is all about the adulting of life。 The tough stuff。 Exquisitely written， timelines flawlessly handled。 Proper page turner。 Great characters。 Loved it。 。。。more
J
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Very long and some funny dialogue from wildly improbably characters - dont know that this always mixed well with deeply personal issues associated with losing a baby。 Far too long for the story。
Alison Chorney-Dubien
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This is my first book in this series but I feel there was enough back story given by the author that I could easily follow along and enjoy！ I loved reading this book and seeing how far the MC has come in her life！ Being in the same age category， I enjoyed the MCs experiences and appreciated the we don’t necessarily have it all together （LOL）。 I fully enjoyed the author’s writing style and enjoyed this book。 I plan on going back to other books in this series， especially the one specific for Rache This is my first book in this series but I feel there was enough back story given by the author that I could easily follow along and enjoy！ I loved reading this book and seeing how far the MC has come in her life！ Being in the same age category， I enjoyed the MCs experiences and appreciated the we don’t necessarily have it all together （LOL）。 I fully enjoyed the author’s writing style and enjoyed this book。 I plan on going back to other books in this series， especially the one specific for Rachel。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this book！ Happy publishing day！ 。。。more
Pamela Hague
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Another winner from Marian KeyesTackling heartbreaking subjects with tender sensitivity and humour。 I want to be part of the crazy loveable Walsh family myself。
lorraine
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Was there need？ Very dragged out and Dissappointing。 I expected more in this， more detail。 But the same thing keeps getting ré hashed
Sue
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Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the opportunity to read this book ahead of the publishing date。 I've long been a fan of Marian Keyes' novels。 In fact， I read Rachel's Holiday back when it was published in the nineties。 Imagine my delight when I discovered there was to be a follow up twenty-something years later。 I had to drop everything and start the ARC the second I downloaded it to my eReader。Rachel Walsh is now in her forties and she's come a very long way from the Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the opportunity to read this book ahead of the publishing date。 I've long been a fan of Marian Keyes' novels。 In fact， I read Rachel's Holiday back when it was published in the nineties。 Imagine my delight when I discovered there was to be a follow up twenty-something years later。 I had to drop everything and start the ARC the second I downloaded it to my eReader。Rachel Walsh is now in her forties and she's come a very long way from the first book when she was battling addiction and her young life was completely out of control。 In Again， Rachel our leading lady is now a counsellor at the same rehab facility that saved her life all those years ago。 Her clients at the facility each have their own tragic stories which add thought-provoking moments to the story。Rachel's life is in a good spot right now。 She has a job she loves， a dog she adores， a nice house， and she's managed her sobriety quite well， with gardening and new sneakers being her only addictions。 Her sisters and parents continue to keep her on her toes--the Walsh Family are a delightful cast of characters who appear in a number of Keyes' books--and she's in a pretty solid relationship with a nice， successful man who treats her well。 So why then can't she tell him she's in love with him？ What's holding her back？On the surface her life seems close to perfect， if a little predictable。 Then one day Luke， her first love and ex-husband， returns to their hometown in Ireland for his mother's funeral。 Seeing him again after many years opens old wounds， past traumas， and unresolved trust issues with each other。 Rachel's steady life begins slowly unravelling the moment Luke walks back into it。 Yet they've both grown immensely by being apart， and each brings fresh perspectives to the difficulties that so tragically ended their marriage。While this all seems quite dramatic， the best thing about Marian Keyes' novels is that she knows how to perfectly mix it up with key moments of heart and hilarity。 Even the most unlikable characters are given the room to grow and succeed。 I could barely put this book down and was sad when it ended。 I adored Rachel and Luke， and rooted hard for them throughout the story。 Also， I was happy to spend time with the entire Walsh Family again。 So entertaining！ There's laugh out loud moments and a few tearful ones too。 I barely remembered the first book， having read it so long ago， so I don't think it matters if you haven't read it。 The story catches you up completely and works well as a stand alone novel。 Publishing date is April 5/22。 。。。more
Emily
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Not as great as I wanted it to be！ Took a long time to get into then far too long at the end。
Antonia Montana
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Como todos los libros de Marian Keyes， simplemente， delicioso。 Un auténtico bálsamo para el alma。Eso sí， trata temas extremadamente delicados y dolorosos。 No siempre es un buen momento para adentrarse en el universo Keyes， aunque merecerá la pena。。。
Sylvia
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Marian Keyes es una reina de la chicklit y hace años leí casi todos sus libros， entre ellos los de las hermanas Walsh。 Pero sin duda la que más triunfó fue la historia de Rachel。 Aquí nos reencontramos con ella 20 años después y el cambio es más que notable。 Rachel ya no es una joven descarriada， sino una mujer de 40 y pico hecha y derecha。 Los años y la experiencia no solo pesan en su actitud frente a la vida， sino que la evolución en la escritura es palpable。 La narración es mucho más madura， Marian Keyes es una reina de la chicklit y hace años leí casi todos sus libros， entre ellos los de las hermanas Walsh。 Pero sin duda la que más triunfó fue la historia de Rachel。 Aquí nos reencontramos con ella 20 años después y el cambio es más que notable。 Rachel ya no es una joven descarriada， sino una mujer de 40 y pico hecha y derecha。 Los años y la experiencia no solo pesan en su actitud frente a la vida， sino que la evolución en la escritura es palpable。 La narración es mucho más madura， sin tantas frivolidades ni risas， sino más bien llena de sentimiento。 Es una introspección en la protagonista， una historia de autodescubrimiento y superación personal que no deja indiferente al lector， pues se tratan temas muy serios pero con mucha sensibilidad y un tono suave。Al mismo tiempo es una historia de personajes。 Cada paciente del grupo terapéutico de Rachel va contando su infierno personal。 Les coges mucho cariño a todos y， aunque al principio no entendía su relación con la trama principal， al final todo acaba encajando en su lugar。 Con una pluma fluida， divertida cuando debe serlo y reflexiva cuando toca， Keyes te va atrapando。En definitiva， si buscáis una novela de capítulos cortos que te hace pensar a través del humor （lo cual considero tremendamente inteligente）， este es vuestro libro。 。。。more
Janet
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Absolutely a fabulous read。 What a brilliant idea to revisit Rachel Walsh and her family 20 years later。 I found this sweet， funny， sexy and tear producing。 I'm happy I re-read the previous Walsh sisters stories prior to starting Again， Rachel。 Brava， Marian Keyes！！！ Absolutely a fabulous read。 What a brilliant idea to revisit Rachel Walsh and her family 20 years later。 I found this sweet， funny， sexy and tear producing。 I'm happy I re-read the previous Walsh sisters stories prior to starting Again， Rachel。 Brava， Marian Keyes！！！ 。。。more
Kat Azzuri
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I've been a long time fan of Marion Keyes， and was so looking forward to this。 But it was quite the disappointment。 I could have happily left it half way through。 2。5 stars。The plot was quite thin， and the situations that allowed people to meet up and connect were so unrealistic。 As was the part where Luke didn't mention he had broken up with his girlfriend。 No one in his family， including his nephew who was practically living at her house didn't mention it - really！Also she's supposed to be an I've been a long time fan of Marion Keyes， and was so looking forward to this。 But it was quite the disappointment。 I could have happily left it half way through。 2。5 stars。The plot was quite thin， and the situations that allowed people to meet up and connect were so unrealistic。 As was the part where Luke didn't mention he had broken up with his girlfriend。 No one in his family， including his nephew who was practically living at her house didn't mention it - really！Also she's supposed to be an amazing addiction counsellor but she really didnt notice that she'd relapsed。 Again just not believable。A lot of pages were about her working though her feelings and issues， and this was repeated again when she talked to her sponsor just wasn't interesting。Almost half the book covered her work with her patients in therapy， which was ok， but didn't add anything to her story。 It just felt like something to fill out a flimsy story line。 I've always laughed at the parts where she covets Chanel make up and fancy boots， but so many the mentions of designer dresses， sunglasses， stupidly expensive meals and hotels seem excessive and bad taste given what the world had been though in the last 2 years。 I wonder if they get so successful they get so out of touch。 Lianne Moriarty last 2 books have been bad too 。。。more
Genevieve Trono
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There is something that is so nostalgic for me with Marian Keyes writing。 I think it is because I read them at such a pivotal time in my early adulthood but reading her books always feels like a visit with an old friend。 After loving Rachel's Holiday so much， I couldn't wait to start this new release。 Just like always， Keyes writing is witty and heartwarming and the main characters are endearing and real。 I loved how Again Rachel caught us up with the wild Wash family and all their shenanigans， There is something that is so nostalgic for me with Marian Keyes writing。 I think it is because I read them at such a pivotal time in my early adulthood but reading her books always feels like a visit with an old friend。 After loving Rachel's Holiday so much， I couldn't wait to start this new release。 Just like always， Keyes writing is witty and heartwarming and the main characters are endearing and real。 I loved how Again Rachel caught us up with the wild Wash family and all their shenanigans， but also with enough substance to keep this somewhat rooted in reality。 This was such a fun read and I love the trip down memory lane。 Thank you to Doubleday CA for my gifted review copy。 。。。more
Clara
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Bea • itsbea_yt
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I think 3/5 will be my temporary rating。 This book was given to us by the book club I'm part of and it was only during the discussion when I found out that this was actually a sequel to Rachel's Holiday。 It was a difficult read for me， but only because there were so many characters at play and a couple of references from - I'm assuming - the previous book。 The good thing was， it was written in a way that I could still somehow get a glimpse and understand Rachel's "previous" story。There were so m I think 3/5 will be my temporary rating。 This book was given to us by the book club I'm part of and it was only during the discussion when I found out that this was actually a sequel to Rachel's Holiday。 It was a difficult read for me， but only because there were so many characters at play and a couple of references from - I'm assuming - the previous book。 The good thing was， it was written in a way that I could still somehow get a glimpse and understand Rachel's "previous" story。There were so many things that were tackled in this story， all kinds of addiction， grief， love， new love， moving on， pregnancy etc but still managed to insert a little bit of humor into it。 I did feel overwhelmed after the book though。 I think I need a break before I read Rachel's holiday， 。。。more
Margaret McCann
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ah， come on lads！ This is a pretty awful book。 I loved 'Rachel's Holiday '， thought it a fine book on addiction and have largely enjoyed Keyes in the intervening years， but。。。。。somehow， she has lost humanity， humility， heart。 The characters in this 'Rachel， Again' are pretty awful people， I got really tired of all the designer codology， nobody had money or health challenges or anxieties， and their obnoxious behaviour was not charming or funny。 And Rachel has become ridiculous with her ludicrousl Ah， come on lads！ This is a pretty awful book。 I loved 'Rachel's Holiday '， thought it a fine book on addiction and have largely enjoyed Keyes in the intervening years， but。。。。。somehow， she has lost humanity， humility， heart。 The characters in this 'Rachel， Again' are pretty awful people， I got really tired of all the designer codology， nobody had money or health challenges or anxieties， and their obnoxious behaviour was not charming or funny。 And Rachel has become ridiculous with her ludicrously positive outcomes in the addiction centre that bear no resemblance to real life outcomes from the chronic illness of addiction。 And。。。。。such a sellout， that Rachel could not be allowed to be sober and single and live ever after。 I thought it a disturbing and mean-spirited and depressing book。 。。。more
Maureen
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Another gem from the queen of the genre， Marian Keyes。 But this book should come with a trigger warning as it addresses an incredibly painful topic。
Mairi Deans
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This was not the right book for me， I'm sure lots of people will love it。 This was not the right book for me， I'm sure lots of people will love it。 。。。more
Mer
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Soph Ie
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I thought it would never end。 Started to get interesting by about chapter 36。 Would not have finished if it wasn’t for bookclub。
Sarah。hiscoke
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Wonderful sad but beautiful。 Informative necessary and I believe very helpful。
Michelle Smith
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26% of the way in and I have feelings。 I cannot get over how real and wonderful this story is。 Rachel Walsh’s life is drastically different from when she was first introduced to readers of the Walsh Family series。 Now， she’s clean and sober， approaching 50， loves her job as head counselor at The Cloisters， she’s close to her family， she’s in a healthy relationship， but when one of her former in-law’s dies and she sees her former love， her life is thrown into disarray。 I unequivocally loved this 26% of the way in and I have feelings。 I cannot get over how real and wonderful this story is。 Rachel Walsh’s life is drastically different from when she was first introduced to readers of the Walsh Family series。 Now， she’s clean and sober， approaching 50， loves her job as head counselor at The Cloisters， she’s close to her family， she’s in a healthy relationship， but when one of her former in-law’s dies and she sees her former love， her life is thrown into disarray。 I unequivocally loved this novel and I’m a little ashamed to admit that this was my first Marian Keyes novel ， but that will be changing （and quickly）， as I cannot wait to lose myself in this series。 😍* Well， since originally writing this review， I started the Walsh series， and I’m really， really enjoying what I’ve read so far。 This novel was gorgeous， and I’m so happy that I started reading this series; it’s a wonderful family to visit with。 eARC kindly provided by Penguin Random House Canada / Doubleday Canada and NetGalley。 Opinions shared are my own。 。。。more
Stephanie McLeod
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Listened to this audiobook and loved that it was read by Marian。 I haven’t read Rachel’s Holiday and didn’t feel I was missing anything。 Great story and written in such a lovely way
Raksha Balloo
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the story felt like a hug to my heart， the characters were amazing and very witty。 i really admired the way addiction was depicted， the romance was so refreshing。 there goes another Irish woman to whom I"ll give my time and love。 the story felt like a hug to my heart， the characters were amazing and very witty。 i really admired the way addiction was depicted， the romance was so refreshing。 there goes another Irish woman to whom I"ll give my time and love。 。。。more
Nicola Rogerson
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Marian Keyes is my favourite and I love all her books， especially those about the Walsh family。 Again， Rachel is a wonderful story， a chance to catch up with the family you become so invested in as a reader。 I loved it， cried several times and just sad to be finished it！ Will definitely read again。
Fiona Thompson
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Love the Walsh family ！ Marian has an uncanny knack of documeting life's sweet and unsavoury moments with empathy and humour。 Love the Walsh family ！ Marian has an uncanny knack of documeting life's sweet and unsavoury moments with empathy and humour。 。。。more
Natalie Smith
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I'm so pleased there was a sequel that didn't disappoint 😀 I'm so pleased there was a sequel that didn't disappoint 😀 。。。more
Bethan Hazell
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Again， Rachel holds its own against the brilliant Rachel’s Holiday - no mean feat。 I loved being part of Rachel’s life again & seeing how she & the rest of the Walshes were going so many years later。 Marian Keyes writes Rachel & Luke’s stories with so much love & care & really did the characters justice。 The way Rachel’s story unfolded was done skillfully & the themes of grief， addiction & loss had me weeping。 My only quibbles: not enough Mammy Walsh & I couldn’t work out who Garv was…wasn’t he Again， Rachel holds its own against the brilliant Rachel’s Holiday - no mean feat。 I loved being part of Rachel’s life again & seeing how she & the rest of the Walshes were going so many years later。 Marian Keyes writes Rachel & Luke’s stories with so much love & care & really did the characters justice。 The way Rachel’s story unfolded was done skillfully & the themes of grief， addiction & loss had me weeping。 My only quibbles: not enough Mammy Walsh & I couldn’t work out who Garv was…wasn’t he always known as Paul？ 。。。more
Lechee De
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Marian Keyes brings Rachel back to life 20+ years on。 I remember reading Rachel’s Holiday shortly after it came out when I was 19/20yr old and Marians writing of a grown up matured Rachel did not disappoint。Highly recommend - you laugh， you cry， and you want to be a Walsh sister！
Fiona
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I enjoyed it but could have done without the chapters in The Cloisters。 I was more interested in Rachel’s personal story。
Reannon Bowen
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My favourite MK book ever！ Maybe it helped that I re-read Rachel’s Holiday before diving in to this book but I bloody loved being with all the Walsh’s again。 I laughed， I cried， my heart was in my throat。 Sequels sometimes suck but this is the opposite。 Absolutely glorious！
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