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Marian Keyes: My Favourite Mistake

Reigniting life’s spark with love, family and Irish small-town politics

Marian Keyes (Photo credit Dean Chalkley)
Holly Wainwright
Wednesday 21 May 2025
8-9pm
Event Code: 2
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Beloved Irish author Marian Keyes unpacks her latest story of lost sparks and old flames and what happens when high-flyer Anna swaps New York’s skyscrapers for the rugged Irish coast.

Readers were first introduced to the loveable and chaotic Walsh Family 30 years ago. They’ve watched the five beloved sisters, including middle daughter Anna, grow into middle age. Anna enjoys a solid and enviable life in New York until her spark goes out and she needs the warm embrace of her family in Dublin to kickstart her passion for life. A thorny local public relations project and the reappearance of an old flame might just do the trick.

As Marian introduces a wonderful cast of new characters to fall in love with in her sixteenth novel, she also sheds light on the novel’s themes including midlife lessons, friendship break-ups, letting go of mistakes, regret and perceiving yourself differently. Expect laughter, heartfelt moments and inspiring storytelling that showcases Marian’s fearless honesty, warmth and wit for an uplifting event with one of the most beloved voices in fiction today.

Join bestselling author Marian Keyes as she talks about the latest Walsh Family instalment in conversation with author and Mamamia podcast host Holly Wainwright. 

This event will not be followed by a book signing.
Sensitive, funny, wonderful, immensely touching
Nigella Lawson
Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!
Graham Norton
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