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    Making It Up As I Go Along
    Making It Up As I Go Along
    Making It Up As I Go Along
    Audiobook12 hours

    Making It Up As I Go Along

    Written by Marian Keyes

    Narrated by Aoife McMahon

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Welcome to the magnificent Making It Up as I Go Along - aka the World According to Marian Keyes™ - A bold and brilliant collection of Marian's hilarious and often heartfelt observations on modern life, love and everything in between.

    From a guide to breaking up with your hairdresser to entering the fifties-zone, the joys of her nail varnish museum to singing her way through insomnia, Marian will have you laughing with delight and gasping with recognition throughout - because at the end of the day, each and every one of us is clearly making it up as we go along.

    ‘Will make you laugh, cry and feel less alone. Fabulous' Good Housekeeping

    'Never far from barmy, always warm and real. But in the interstices of fun and frippery comes a sincere clarity. At times she is the darkest of light writers' Daily Telegraph

    'Keyes manages to verbalize the most mundane of universal experiences and somehow make them funny . . .' Sunday Tribune

    'Packed with hilarious, sharp-eyed observations on life, love and everything else' Woman amp; Home
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateFeb 11, 2016
    ISBN9781510031456
    Making It Up As I Go Along
    Author

    Marian Keyes

    Marian Keyes is the author of ten bestselling novels and two essay collections. She lives in Ireland with her husband and their two imaginary dogs.

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    • 1/5
      I never realised what a self opinionated, self centred, shallow person Marian Keyes is.

      Nothing but an excuse to brag about how much money she can afford to waste on fripparies like cosmetics and visiting expensive hair salons. Not a good idea to boast to readers about wasting money on things she's just going to complain about when the readers, who are paying for these extravagances, may be struggling to afford essentials like food and heat.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Amusing and easy listening… great for entertainment whist getting on with stuff that prevents you from reading.
    • 3/5
      This was ok, but just wasn't as entertaining as I'd hoped it would be.
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed this book, so entertaining and funny. I laughed out loud a few times, and really felt as though I got to know Marian.
      My only gripe would be the use of blasphemy.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book. It gives you an insight into Marian herself, she's funny, witty and caring. Great escapism!!!
    • 5/5
      Funny, clever and very entertaining. Loved the narrator too.