There are authors whose appearance refreshes an entire genre. But there are also those whose arrival in a genre supposes an authentic revolution, a rethinking, a leap towards new scenarios ... That is the case of Marian keyes and its landing in the genre of romance novels.
The truth is that Marian's literary task has a lot of merit, in the same way that it happens with other young authors and urbanites who, like her, have lavished themselves in many other genres under the tagged chick lit (ironic indication of women's literature that really deals with stories with a feminist perspective, perhaps not as vindictive as it is naturalized)
As regards Marian Keyes strictly, her foray into the romantic gender it has meant a generational liberation, a rewriting based on the idea of ​​an iconoclastic woman as far as classic romantic images are concerned.
Keyes' stories of love and heartbreak navigate new seas, moving between touches of irony, perspectives of free exploration of love and sex, and unpredictable drifts that can punctuate the story with a multitude of subplots that complement that idea of ​​the love story. , giving it greater complexity, in a satisfactory attempt towards diversification and leapfrogging milestones that seemed immovable when writing a textbook heterosexual love story.
For me it is about rebuilding love as a new presentation in accordance with the times. In the innovative intention there is always risk. But in the light of the results and the sales of this author, the bet has ended up finding a market niche among readers of classic romanticism and many other readers who end up discovering in this avant-garde a happy approach to a genre that until now It seemed boring, linear, predictable ...
Top 3 Recommended Marian Keyes Novels
Sushi for beginners
Lisa is a modern and successful woman, fashion victim and emblematic figure of the world of fashion in London. Until the management of her magazine decides to send her as an advance party to Dublin, a city that sounds like exile to her. However, to maintain her cachet in a magazine that she already feels is hers, she has to accept that fate in which she finds nothing attractive to do.
Her last hope is that the boss of her new destiny fixes his eyes on her, but that does not happen, which drives a Lisa who considers herself irresistible to despair. The reality bath almost killed her, but a fighter like Lisa knows that in the end she will be triumphant and ends up putting all her efforts into discovering the magic of her new city.
On his Dublin foray he lets himself be carried away by his assistant Ashling. She, that young worker, does seem to recognize in Lisa the brilliance of her captivating personality. But what begins as a relationship of direct subordination gradually transforms into an empathetic relationship with unpredictable paths...
One of the great virtues of this author is her ability to outline a complex psyche of her characters to redirect a rose novel to much more complete and tasty settings.
The brightest star
66 Star Street becomes a building where we will discover the soul of each and every one of the tenants of the houses. We start with Katie, a record company worker who supports her task as coordinator of capricious and unpredictable superstars as best she can, despite the fact that many of them already saw their light go out a long time ago.
Little by little, with Katie, we meet many other inhabitants of '66. Guys like Fionn, locked in his world, where only plants share the same air and their deepest thoughts, or Lydia, a girl in whom we discover a extremely gifted intelligence only placated by circumstances.
Love coexists among them in its most explicit romantic form…, I mean the boys on the ground floor, who in reality may have to admit that their love has worn out.
All of them will end up "suffering" the arrival of a new neighbor who will force them to put their cards on the table around their most intimate truths ...
An almost perfect match
Keyes's latest novel takes on a more romantic air in its more general consideration. But given the author's background, a fall in the traditional genre cannot be expected.
Normally, the romantic genre is presented as that awakening to falling in love. Keyes, however, delves deeper into what it means to love after clarifying the ideal of the first approaches.
Love survives time thanks to accessories such as humor, even thanks to taking distance to appreciate what has been lived. Whether or not Amy and Hugh's love triumph, in this novel there is a lot of learning and searching, of approaching new horizons and final decisions that can modify everything or rescue the essentials of love ...
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Rachel again
Surely this novel will make even more sense knowing with hair and signs a Rachel who had that dark past in the futures of the Walsh family. A saga that spans a variety of deliveries with the aroma of therapy. Especially for readers with their also complicated family relationships, from emotional imbalances or outstanding debts of any kind. But if Rachel comes back in this story, it's because anyone can reinvent themselves.
After going through a detox clinic in the 90s, everything changed for the better for Rachel. Right now she has a life full of love, a family, and a good job as an addiction counselor. In addition, he is able to keep his own garden alive and his only vice is expensive sneakers.
However, Rachel's world is turned upside down when a former love interest suddenly reappears. He believed that he already had his happy ending, that his life was finally under control, but what if it wasn't? What if you're about to find out that no matter how old you are, everything can change?
