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Published 11:35 6 May 2026 BST

Marian Keyes has become one of the most adored authors in Ireland, and her catalogue of books is nothing but remarkable.
Rachel's Holiday is one of the most recommended books in our Her Book Club interviews, and Marian is the author everyone raves about, no matter what genre they write in.
There are still so many books of hers that I've been itching to read, and My Favourite Mistake is at the top of the list.
Anna is my favourite of the Walsh sisters, so this novel was the perfect choice for me.
It's currently available in the May Kindle sale for €1.15. Buy it here.
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.
Buy the Kindle version here.
What is your favourite Marian Keyes novel?