Chick Lit 4 Life: A Bookish Podcast

Series 6, Episode 5: Again, Rachel

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Oh holy crap you guys. Today, we are not here to talk about just any book. We are here to talk about the new novel from the QUEEN of warm, affecting, hilarious fiction herself, MS MARIAN KEYES (thunderous applause)

Not only are we talking a new Marian Keyes novel, we are also talking a return to our beloved Walsh family, and arguably our favourite Walsh - Rachel! When we last saw Rachel in The Mystery of Mercy Close she was happily married to sexy, tight-pantsed Luke and living in New York as a serene addiction therapist. But now she's back in Ireland and has had many changes in her life. What's going on and WHY ARE WE SO TRAUMATIZED BY THE FAMILY TREE GRAPHIC AT THE BEGINNING

Points of note include:

  • The aforementioned Most Traumatizing Family Tree Graphic Ever Drawn
  • The Walshes and OH MY GOD HOW MUCH WE LOVE THEM
  • Addiction and the reality of how it effects so so many of us - more than we're willing to admit
  • The effect of trauma on your reality 
  • The corrosive nature of shame
  • The undeniable human miracle of recovery
  • And how we are 100% on board with Mammy Walsh's funeral demands

    • Tangents you ask? Oh they were plentiful. Including, but not limited to:

    • Chloe's weirdly specific fantasy about buying wind chimes with Queen Marian in Busan, South Korean (before or after marrying BTS's Jungkook, she is not particular)
    • The theory that success in business is inextricably linked to the volume and quality of your coat wardrobe, and hence the cultural moment that was K-Drama Itaewon Class
    • A very strange interlude about Chloe's fanny and Soap and Glory products (don't ask)
    • An introduction to Saoirse and Cliodhna's plant babies
    • Katie's middle name is Veronica and for some reason that's hilarious
    • "Childhood horseriding = abnormally muscular adult calves"

      • Again, Rachel is out on 17-Feb, pre-order your copy now. NOW DAMNIT!

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