This Charming Man by Marian Keyes

This Charming Man is another hit for Marian Keyes. Her characters are well developed and despite dark episodes in this novel, Keyes still causes laugh aloud moments. Keyes tackles a tougher subject matter than ever before. She writes about violence, alcoholism and sexuality. Keyes who's roots started in chick-lit addresses serious matters in this novel making one sympathetic to characters. This book can't simply be compared to her others because it is not a "fluffy' chick-lit novel it takes on much more important issues and stands alone.

Grade: A-

Synopsis:

With This Charming Man, Marian Keyes hits her stride as a novelist with her best novel yet, telling the stories of four women who are shaped by one man.Paddy de Courcy is Ireland's debonair politician, the "John F. Kennedy Jr. of Dublin." His charm and charisma have taken hold of the country and the tabloids, not to mention our four heroines: Lola, Grace, Marnie, and Alicia. But though Paddy's winning smile is fooling Irish minds, the broken hearts he's left in his past offer a far more truthful look into his character.