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Rachel’s Holiday (Abridged) Audiobook

Name: Rachel’s Holiday (Abridged) Audiobook
Brand: Blackstone Publishing
SKU: 4810
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Rating: 3.55 (22 reviews)
Author: Marian Keyes
ISBN: 9781483051512

By: Marian Keyes

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Read By: Anne Flosnik Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: 11.75 hours at 1.0x Speed 7.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Walsh Family Series Release Date: March 2009 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781483051512

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23:21 minutes

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02:07 minutes

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12:36 minutes

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Publisher Description

The fast lane is much too slow for twenty-seven-year-old Rachel Walsh, and Manhattan is the perfect place for a young Irish female to overdo everything. But Rachel's love of a good time is about to land her in the emergency room and cost her a job and the boyfriend she adores.

When her loving family hustles her back home and checks her into Cloisters, Ireland's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic, Rachel is hopeful. She's heard that rehab is wall-to-wall Jacuzzis, spa treatments, gymnasiums, and rock stars going tepid turkey—and it's about time she had a holiday. Instead, she finds a lot of group therapy, which leads her, against her will, to some important self-knowledge—and toe-curling embarrassments. She will also find something that all women like herself fear: a man who might actually be good for her.

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"Hillarious from start to finish! Marian really did her research for this one. You could really relate to Rachel and what she was going through. It really put a light hearted spin on mental health. Highly reccomended. "
— Kirsty (5 out of 5 stars)

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“[A] lively drama…Keyes’ stylish wit keeps readers attentive, and her take on addiction is insightful and compassionate.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A comic glimpse into the life of addiction.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Keyes’ intriguing, fast-paced account of an addict’s recovery features personable characters with realistic blends of humor and imperfections and a heroine who, despite her exasperating self-pity and shallowness, is witty enough to keep readers rooting for her.”
— Booklist
“The story is funny, fast-paced, and sometimes intense.”
— Library Journal

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Overall Performance:
" eh.... drug addiction.... not that funny. "
— Brianon, 5/12/2011
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" not a typical chick lit book, rachels holiday is about a drug addict in denial forced into rehab by her family. marian keyes style of writing means that this serious subject is tackled with a perfect blend of wit and honesty. "
— Jacqueline, 5/11/2011
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" I am enjoying this series of a dysfunctional Irish family. They are entertaining, real, and charming. "
— Carol, 5/4/2011
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" very clever concept, keyes at her best - a drunken holiday indeed "
— Therese, 5/1/2011
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" Fun vacation read for chicks "
— Kristin, 4/23/2011
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" Her books are such guilty pleasures...they're chick lit, but in the best way. "
— Kari, 4/16/2011
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" I've read other Marian Keyes books in the past and liked them well enough. This just didn't hold my interest all that much and I sped through the last third of it. "
— Amy, 4/9/2011
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" Such a great book and an interesting look at recovery. I highly recommend it. "
— Brittany, 4/5/2011
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" Really enjoyed this book. Not read any Marian Keyes before. Good mix of humour, romance but with a serious theme of adiction throughout. Will now read more from this author. "
— Gill, 4/5/2011
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" I found the main character extremely annoying, but I ended up reading the entire book so I must have liked it enough. "
— Aileen, 3/17/2011

About Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes is the multimillion copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved novels of the past thirty years. She was named the 2021 author of the year by An Post Irish Book Award. Her fourteenth novel, Grown Ups, went straight to No.1 in hardback and paperback in four global territories: UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Audiobook of the Year. In addition to her novels, she has written two collections of journalism, as well as been the star of the second series of her hit show Between Ourselves aired on BBC Radio 4 at the start of 2021. She is considered to be one of the original progenitors of the “chick lit” genre. Her works have sold more than twenty-two million copies in thirty languages. She was born in Ireland and graduated with a law degree from University College in Dublin.

About Anne Flosnik

Anne Flosnik, a seasoned audiobook narrator, has over four hundred titles to her credit and several awards and distinctions, including AudioFile Earphones Awards, a USA Today Recommended Listening selection, an AudioFile “Best Narration of the Year” selection in 2009, and the American Library Association’s Special Services to Children Award. She has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She is an award-winning British actress with lead credits on stage, on television, and in commercials and voice-overs.