For who ever feels grown up? Who ever feels they have the answers at last? Not the O’Caseys, for sure. They may look like grown ups, but the adult O’Caseys experience all the angst, anxiety and uncertainty of life – just like the rest of us do, no matter our age.

The title Grown Ups is perfect for this book. With themes such as infidelity, job insecurity, bulimia, divorce, financial stress and widowhood all explored in Marian Keyes’ inimitable style, it makes for an enthralling read.įor this is an author who writes with hilarity, compassion and insight, making you laugh and cry all at once as you bond with the various characters. The story then takes us back over the previous year to show just what has been going in the O’Casey family. Youngest brother Liam has just married pretty, creative Nell.ĭespite differences in the family’s fortunes, they delight in coming together for high days and holidays, all organised and funded by Jessie.īut despite their apparent closeness undercurrents of tension run deep – as is evidenced right at the beginning of the story when a careless remark from Cara at Johnny’s family birthday dinner opens a can of worms! Are all three couples quite as loved up as it seems? Who has money problems and who doesn’t? Why are there tensions between sons and mothers, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives? Middle brother Ed, happily married to Cara, loves his life as a scientist. The O’Caseys are a glamorous and happy family – or so it seems on the surface!Įldest brother Johnny and wife Jessie juggle running a successful grocery business with the demands of their five lively children. Posted at 10:41 in Popular Fiction by Karen Byrom 0 Comments Adults behaving badly …

Grown Ups by Marian Keyes