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My Favourite Mistake Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Marian Keyes (Author, Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)
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Anna has just lost her taste for the Big Apple…

She has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn’t want all that?

Anna, it turns out.

Trading a minor midlife crisis for a major life event, she switches the skyscrapers of Manhattan for the tiny Irish town of Maumtully (population 1,217), helping old friends Brigit and Colm set up a luxury coastal retreat.

Tougher than it sounds. Newflash: the locals hate the idea. So much so, there have been threats – and violence.

Anna, however, worked in the beauty industry. There’s no ugliness she hasn’t seen. No wrinkle she can’t smooth over.

There’s just one fly in the ointment – old flame Joey Armstrong.

He’s going to be her wingman.

Never mind their chequered history. Never mind what might have been.

Because no matter how far you go, your mistakes will still be waiting for you . . .

‘Furiously funny and stealthily profound. There’s so much depth, but reading it made me feel happier and lighter than I have in ages – it’s sexy, smart, wise, touching and fun' Daisy Buchanan

'Keyes’s is so good at upping the tension in will they/won’t they scenarios, keeping the characterisation rich and the jokes frequent. She somehow keeps it both light and intensely important at the same time' i

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  1. Listening Length
    15 hours and 35 minutes
  2. Author
    Marian Keyes
  3. Narrator
    Marian Keyes
  4. Audible release date
    11 April 2024
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Penguin Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0CNXV9N42
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 15 hours and 35 minutes
Author Marian Keyes
Narrator Marian Keyes
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.co.uk Release Date 11 April 2024
Publisher Penguin Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0CNXV9N42
Best Sellers Rank 48 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
1 in Romantic Comedy (Audible Books & Originals)
1 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
3 in Family Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
6,021 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find the humor funny but heartfelt. They also describe the reading experience as wonderful and the themes as heartwarming. Opinions are mixed on the characters, plot, and writing style. Some find the characters wonderful and adoreable, while others find them confusing and twee. They describe the storyline as intelligent, thought-provoking, and absorbing, while other find it predictable, cliched, and not very believable.

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33 customers mention ‘Reading experience’33 positive0 negative

Customers find the book wonderful, brilliant, and satisfying. They also say it's well-written and relatable.

"Marian Keyes has done it again - just perfect!Another happy, sad, hilarious, relatable, realistic and just amazing book that you can’t put..." Read more

"...A brilliant book" Read more

"I love Keyes’s books and this was enjoyable, full of her trademark wit. I found all the sex a bit over the top...." Read more

"I really really enjoyed this! It was both funny and tender too. So well written and an absolute pleasure to read! Highly recommended!" Read more

22 customers mention ‘Humor’19 positive3 negative

Customers find the humor in the book funny, heartfelt, and full of the author's trademark wit. They also say the book is enjoyable, poignant, and sad.

"Marian Keyes has done it again - just perfect!Another happy, sad, hilarious, relatable, realistic and just amazing book that you can’t put..." Read more

"...such a knowledge of so many aspects of human frailties, wrapped in humour is awe inspiring. A brilliant book" Read more

"I love Keyes’s books and this was enjoyable, full of her trademark wit. I found all the sex a bit over the top...." Read more

"I saved this delicious treat of a book until my holiday and it was joyful and funny throughout! I love the Walsh Family as if I know them!..." Read more

9 customers mention ‘Themes’9 positive0 negative

Customers find the themes in the book heartwarming, hilarious, and tender. They also love the friendships and the message about resilience.

"I really really enjoyed this! It was both funny and tender too. So well written and an absolute pleasure to read! Highly recommended!" Read more

"...my Favourite Mistake is a heart-warming story about family, love, friendships, heartbreak, loss and above all hope...." Read more

"...is such a delicious treat, and this was no exception - it was as heartwarming and hilarious as ever, and as intelligent and thought-provoking...." Read more

"...This story is heartwarming and so funny, I laughed out loud sometimes. I love the Irish humour and words I’ve not heard of!..." Read more

29 customers mention ‘Plot’15 positive14 negative

Customers are mixed about the plot. Some find the storyline absorbing, relatable, and interesting. They also say the journey was a joy. However, others say the story is predictable, cliched, and not very believable. They find the book rambly and irritating.

"...Another happy, sad, hilarious, relatable, realistic and just amazing book that you can’t put down from the moment you start reading!" Read more

"...I just thought parts of it were cliched and not very believable.I liked the novel but i didnt love it. I think 3 stars is a fair number to give." Read more

"What a treat, absolutely enthralling focusing on Anna and Joey with of course all the Walsh family on the side lines...." Read more

"...Somewhat fanciful and better suited to YA audience, I think...." Read more

15 customers mention ‘Characters’9 positive6 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the characters in the book. Some find them wonderful, while others find them confusing and twee.

"...There are so many wonderful characters whom I now adore, including Courtney and Hal...." Read more

"...Some of the names quite similar and many minor ancillary characters difficult to distinguish...." Read more

"...family books by Marian Keyes to enjoy this book, as the characters are all reintroduced...." Read more

"...sharper editing, so many threads go nowhere and the there are too many characters, many - particularly the people in the village - add nothing to..." Read more

6 customers mention ‘Writing style’3 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing style. Some find the book beautifully written and lovely, with beautiful descriptions of the Irish coast. Others however, say that the sentences bounce around all over the place.

"...’ usual humour shines through the pages as well as beautiful descriptions of the Irish coast. Thank you Marian Keyes for another lovely read!" Read more

"...Not an easy read as the sentences seems to bounce around all over the place banging on about makeup, cosmetic procedures and the menopause - won't..." Read more

"Beautifully written..." Read more

"I found this a bit repetitive and boring same old writing style of all other previous books: it’s like reading one of her books from 20 years ago..." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Content’0 positive4 negative

Customers find the content boring and forced. They also say the book is not interesting.

"...and how gorgeous he was, with his ‘jutting hips’ etc, it just got really boring for me...." Read more

"...I was disappointed and bored. Not a great storyline, the characters lacked life and seemed wooden...." Read more

"...family franchise novels but this one… one dimensional characters with a dull, far fetched storyline...." Read more

"...Anna is not interesting. The plot is dull and narky joey is boring. Could not get past half of the book, though I gave it a good try." Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars incredible
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2024
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Marian Keyes has done it again - just perfect!
Another happy, sad, hilarious, relatable, realistic and just amazing book that you can’t put down from the moment you start reading!
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Sherin M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2024
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A lovely story with a wonderful end
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G. Sayer
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable but not her best
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2024
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I love Keyes’s books and this was enjoyable, full of her trademark wit. I found all the sex a bit over the top. Are real life 50 year olds really so obsessed with sex??
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Mrs A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Hurrah for more Walsh Family Tales
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2024
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I saved this delicious treat of a book until my holiday and it was joyful and funny throughout! I love the Walsh Family as if I know them! having had an Irish mum and spending most summers in a little place called Miltown Malbay in Clare it's easy to relate! I recommend starting with watermelon then reading all.the Walsh Family stories and then everything in between. I.subscribe to an email thing where Marian writes funny updates of her life also.well.worth reading
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Karen
3.0 out of 5 stars Anna Is Back
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2024
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Anna is by far my favourite Walsh sister and i loved ''Is There Any One Out There'' having read it countless times. I'd often wondered about Anna, who she ended up with and hoped she had her happy ending as hinted at in the first book.
Anna is now home in Ireland, burnt out from her high profile job and has split up with Angelo, she has no children and is knocking on the door of 50 - the novel ends with her 50th birthday. She doesnt really see anything of Aiden's family any more ( theres no mention of Janie and Little jack, i wonder what happened to them?) and her friendship with Jacqui has fallen by the wayside. She ends up in a small village helping her sisters friends with the opening of a holiday retreat. This is also where we get reintroduced with Narky Joey.
Im not sure i like the new Anna as much as the old one. I know i got fed up with her moaning about her menopausal symptoms and her need for HRT every few pages. The villagers were one dimensional and i wasnt really interested in then, i wanted to know about Anna and how she felt. The Walsh family, well what was amusing in the first book just fell flat in this book. There was no hint of any spark in the previous book between Joey and Anna and i found it difficult to get my head round. The coincidences are also too much - every one is in New York, but then every one all lives in Ireland.
I have really enjoyed Marian Keyes' earlier novels but i do think she has lost her way with her last few. The blurb says its hilarious, but i didnt raise a smile once. I just thought parts of it were cliched and not very believable.
I liked the novel but i didnt love it. I think 3 stars is a fair number to give.
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LStev
5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely loved this book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2024
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I really really enjoyed this! It was both funny and tender too. So well written and an absolute pleasure to read! Highly recommended!
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Jennifer Currie
5.0 out of 5 stars A Warm Hug from an Old Friend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2024
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Catch up with Anna Walsh as she pivots to a new career path, adventures, and maybe romance, post-pandemic-lockdown. I loved this latest Marian Keyes book for acknowledging the weird times of the pandemic, and the way many of us shook up our lives in the aftermath. The book does not wallow in the pandemic, but quickly moves on to the new adventures Anna Walsh embarks upon. She reflects on her past in flashbacks, as they pertain to her present day. You do not need to have read any other Walsh family books by Marian Keyes to enjoy this book, as the characters are all reintroduced. If you have read previous Walsh family books, then this book is a warm hug from an old friend who is still so much fun!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Walsh saga continues …
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2024
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For those who remember Anna Walsh and her brutal recovery from the loss of her young husband, reading this novel will feel like reconnecting with an old friend. Anna Walsh is probably the gentlest of the Walsh sisters and I ravenously cheered her on as I devoured the pages searching for her happy ending. Keyes’ usual humour shines through the pages as well as beautiful descriptions of the Irish coast. Thank you Marian Keyes for another lovely read!
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STEFANI M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading
Reviewed in the United States on 14 July 2024
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I loved all of Marian Keyes books. Reread most of them as I enjoy her description of people, specially the Walshes, and the relatable comings and goings of life.
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Laurence S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it! Excellent holiday read
Reviewed in Belgium on 13 June 2024
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After the first page you feel completely absorbed by this page turner with the usual suspects of the Walsh family.
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Suman
2.0 out of 5 stars Too long
Reviewed in India on 4 June 2024
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The book is too long and unnecessarily so! Too many digressions which make no sense. So many characters that could be excluded. Maybe they were a part of the previous books in the series but it makes this one never ending- and not in a good way
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MSmurf
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Marian hit
Reviewed in Germany on 25 May 2024
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***Mild spoilers***
I pre-ordered My Favourite Mistake as soon as I found out it would be published – that's how I go about Marian Keyes' novels. Months later, I found out it was a sequel to Anybody Out There, my second favorite Walsh novel. I reread it and counted down the minutes until I could get started with My Favourite Mistake.
I absolutely love how Marian is able to show characters who have been through so much and who have changed and grown and succeeded and lost, all the while maintaining their personalities. It's amazing that there are 7 books in the series, and all the characters feel real and true to their initial depictions.
I was torn between reading this in one sitting or making a slow read – I wanted to enjoy it and to really take in every scene, so I ended up taking my time with it, enjoying it over a couple of weeks instead of diving into in a few days.
It wasn't always an easy read, Anna has been through a lot, but I really appreciate how many aspects were dealt with. Covid and the pandemic are a big part of what triggers a massive change in her, yet I wasn't annoyed or disgruntled when the topic came up because it's more of a passing circumstance than *the thing*. Jumping right back with all the Walshes was great fun and interesting, as the characters continue going through plenty, and even if I'm not quite there age-wise, I did appreciate Anna's struggles with menopause, how her childfree lifestyle came to be, and, well, what brought her to leave The Best Job in the World to move to Ireland.
I will say, I'm rounding up the rating here – I'd say it's 4.5. My issues had to do with some of the obstacles regarding the venture and how at times it all seemed a bit too much, too big, for the type of novel when I think about the problems faced in other Walsh stories, and I felt iffy about Jacqui. Yes, we get to hear her side of the story (briefly), and it's great that they reconnect, but while she had good intentions, I had the sensation that her apologies fell a bit short. She barely recognizes any of what she's done and the conversation with Anna felt a bit too one-sided in the sense of only Anna was truly apologetic and open to hearing everything Jacqui had to say, and truly acknowledging it, while Jacqui kept justifying her own actions rather than being open to the idea that she may have also been out of line and pretty selfish. So that part was a bit insufficient for me and left me with a slightly bitter taste in my mouth.
But other than that, I loved coming back to the Walshes, greatly enjoyed seeing the family and getting caught up with them, and the way the story ends. I don't know if this is the final Walsh story or not, but if it is, I can only say that the final words are a great sendoff.
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Gill Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart warming and funny.
Reviewed in Australia on 30 May 2024
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I enjoyed this book so so much. I love reading about the Walsh family as they are hilarious and this had me chuckling and laughing out loud all the way through. Fantastic book.
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