Marian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday
Marian Keyes answers listeners’ questions about her novel Rachel’s Holiday, a comic romance with a twist.
World Book Club talks life, sex, drugs, if not rock ‘n’ roll to chart-topping Irish writer Marian Keyes about her best-selling novel Rachel’s Holiday. She answers 91Èȱ¬ listeners' questions from around the world, and also reads several passages from her novel, about feisty 27-year-old Rachel, who is sent to a rehab clinic because of her addiction to drugs. Both funny and moving, Rachel’s Holiday examines the pain of addiction and depression, revealing a darker than usual side to Marian’s writing. The programme is presented by Harriett Gilbert.
(Photo: Marian Keyes. Credit: Barry McCall)
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