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Marian Keyes (Author, Narrator), Graham Norton (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)

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Read by Marian Keyes and featuring an exclusive Q&A between Graham Norton and Marian Keyes.

Twenty-five years after the iconic one-and-a-half-million-copy best seller Rachel's Holiday burst into our lives, Rachel's back!

Back in the long ago '90s, Rachel Walsh was a mess.

But a spell in rehab transformed everything. Life became very good, very quickly. These days, Rachel has love, family, a great job as an addiction counsellor; she even gardens. Her only bad habit is a fondness for expensive trainers.

But with the sudden reappearance of a man she'd once loved, her life wobbles.

She'd thought she was settled. Fixed forever. Is she about to discover that no matter what our age everything can change?

Is it time to think again, Rachel?

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17 hours and 30 minutes
Author

Marian Keyes
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Marian Keyes, see all
Audible release date

17 February 2022
Language

English
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Penguin Audio
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B09D3H79FK
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	17 hours and 30 minutes
Author	Marian Keyes
Narrator	Marian Keyes, Graham Norton
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	17 February 2022
Publisher	Penguin Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09D3H79FK
Best Sellers Rank	659 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 5 in Humourous Fiction 15 in Family Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 47 in Humorous Fiction

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Irene

The book I didn't know I needed

Reviewed in Australia on 19 February 2022

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I don't know how Marian Keyes does it. Again, Rachel is funny and real. It speaks to incredibly tough topics and the various emotions and responses that people have, but with delicacy and "no judgement" 😉

Following Rachel's "journey" (shovel list) through the years, finding out how relationships had changed and why was so satisfying.

My first introduction to Marian Keyes and the Walsh sisters was through Rachel's holiday many years ago. I've loved getting to know each sister through the books. It was so nice to catch up with the family again.

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Alana Kelly

Marian Keyes hits the mark again

Reviewed in Australia on 18 June 2022

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A longtime fan of Marian Keyes and the Walsh family, I was thrilled to see this updated story on Rachel’s life. And I wasn’t disappointed. As someone who first read Rachel’s holiday when it first came out, it’s like catching up with an old friend and finding out what has happened in their life. Always hilarious, with richly developed characters, it’s yet another Marian Keyes book that I will be able to read over and over again.

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Bec

What's not to love?

Reviewed in Australia on 19 February 2022

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I always love Marian Keyes work and this is no different.

As always Marian delves into really deep and dark topics, but doesn't write depressing books. I don't know how time and time again she writes about terrible things, but manages to create beautiful, light hearted fun reads, that instantly become favourites.

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Nailed it Marian!

Reviewed in Australia on 22 February 2022

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I tried to pace myself but I ate this book. I will now reread and enjoy even more. Sequels are hard but we are all 20 years older and I love how Rachel has grown up. Bravo Marian.

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again again Rachel!

Reviewed in Australia on 24 February 2022

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Fabulous! Laugh out loud reading! I love Luke, I love Rachel, but omg! Really, Rachel 7 years apart? Love the sisters and mum! This family is seriously crazy, the best part is they all KNOW it! It’s ok! And just for that you know Rachel will be ok, and please Marian Keyes give them a baby!

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Marianne Piekkala-Fletcher

Again, fabulous!

Reviewed in Australia on 24 March 2022

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Marian Keyes is one of the few authors who is guaranteed to write excellent books. Every time I read one, I think this is the best. Until she writes the next one!

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I hoped this book would never end

Reviewed in Australia on 19 February 2022

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It was so lovely to read more of Rachel's story, and spend some time with the Walsh family again. One of my favourite books of all time.

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Ypumum

Though it would be more

Reviewed in Australia on 2 July 2022

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This was a real - and hard rom com, took an age to read as it was just a little bit blah

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Kim GG

Rachel is back!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2022

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Absolutely loved this book. Downloaded it at 6pm last night and it's 11am the next day and I literally struggled to put the book down. This book feels like the perfect second glimpse into the life of Rachel. I won't spoil it for anyone else. I loved this book, I loved the writing. I loved her growth from Rachel's Holiday to now. I'm also sad the book is over. I'll have to read them all yet again.

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A. Linton

Never again Rachel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2022

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I was kind of hesitant to purchase this wondering if it would be just a rehashed version of ‘Rachel’s Holiday’ or so utterly terrible it would cause me to delete all the Walsh family stories from my kindle. Well – no to number two but it turns out I was pretty much on the money with number 1.
I regret that I purchased this book at the full price – I wasn’t really all that keen on the idea of revisiting Rachel’s story as I knew she could never match up to the first book and though I found it compelling that was mainly because I wanted to know how it all turned out I can’t say I enjoyed the journey all that much. I really only cared about the characters such as the Walsh family and Luke who were introduced in earlier books – the new characters such as Quinn seem quite thin, more stereotypes than real people and while I enjoyed the rehab stories the truth is that at it’s best this book is just a rehash to ‘Rachel’s Holiday’ at its worst it’s just a dreary account of people with more money than sense eating at pretentious restaurants and going on pretentious holidays (I skipped the gardening bits all together). The writing also is weaker than in most of her previous books and I found myself beginning to skip chunks to get to the interesting bits. I feel that Keynes is probably too rich now to have much empathy with her readers – Joanna Trollope has gone the same way. On balance I wish I’d just re-read the first book.

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Pam Wright/ Alfie Blue Puss In Books

Again, Again, Again and More Again please

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 February 2022

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No Spoilers or anything read the cover if you want to know the ins and outs- this reviews is just to say MORE again… Helen maybe? Or New Gen Walsh with Kate??? Whatever as long as there is more again of the Walshes N Co
Age 16 I read Rachel’s Holiday and I feel in love with all things Keyes. 20 years on that love is still as strong. While there are parts of the book that are bit fanatical, the expensive dresses etc, and far fetched that is allowed cause although reading about the Walshes is like catching with old friends it is fact a work of fiction so a little bit of fantasy is okay especially when it involves Tom Ford dresses. Rachel was always the favourite of the Walsh girls for me, both her and Luke jump of the page I can see them as actual people the are both flawed, lovely, funny and true to life. As usual Marian brings humour into the dark, the writing as always is touching and moving when it needs to be but hilarious in between. If you loved Rachel first time round you love her even more this time. I have read all of the Keyes books over the years and loved them all ( the break, the women who stole my life and the brightest star in the sky are the only ones I didn’t reread or properly love, but still liked them) but the Walsh sisters books have always been extra special so I was glad to met them again. This book was 20 years in the waiting for me and it didn’t disappoint. My reading tastes have changed over the last 20years I no longer really enjoy “chick lit” but as I have always said there is “chick lit” then there is Marian Keyes. I be reading Again, Rachel again, again and again….
Footnote- sign of a good book for me is when I have to purchase the audiobook as I can’t put the book down and I need to try and get on with things… this was defo the case here finished in two days… when I wasn’t on the couch reading I had my beats on listening… bonus is Marian reads the audiobook which she does fabulously

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Tilly

Another absolute gem!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2022

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Oh the JOY of being back with Rachel after all these years. Rachel’s Holiday was one of my standout Marian novels so it was just such a comfort to be back in Rachel’s world, and for die-hard fans - don’t worry, it’s every bit as brilliant as you’d hope!

I won’t give too much away, because it’s best you uncover the changes in Rachel’s life for yourselves, but let’s just say that the student has become the teacher, with Rachel now a top addiction counsellor. There have also been some romantic changes, the introduction of a dog named Crunchie, but most importantly the whole Walsh clan are still around and as wonderful as ever! Read it yourself to see how much has changed in almost thirty years…

I listened to a lot of this on audiobook, which is narrated by Marian herself, and there’s something about her voice which is just like the biggest hug - and my god how I laughed! Once again, she has managed to take devastating topics like addiction and child loss, and yet written with such lightness, compassion and humour that you still think of this as a heartwarming novel. That’s the Marian magic 😉

What I really loved was that even though Rachel isn’t in rehab herself, we still got to hear all these eye opening and moving stories of addiction through a new group of characters, so it still rang very true to Rachel’s Holiday in that sense.

And then there’s just the romance, and the endless laughs. My god how I laughed! People in the park must’ve thought I was an absolute loon laughing so loudly whilst walking the dogs - but it’s just so witty and hilarious that you can’t help yourself! And after that glorious ending, I was walking around with the biggest smile on my face - just the perfect note to end on. Cannot recommend this enough!

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Rosy

Not believable or engaging

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2022

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When I was reading the parts about Yara, I found that I was weirdly unmoved. Normally I would be beside myself reading something like that and crying my eyes out (as I did at the parts about Chalkie's mother). I couldn't understand why I wasn't at first. When I read the note at the end, Marian Keyes says she did the research for the Yara part of the book by "reading and listening to peoples stories". I realised what it was...the whole Yara thing reads like it was written based on online research (as in she Googled it) It just doesn't seem authentic and I couldn't get emotionally involved. I wonder if Marian Keyes is contractually obliged to write books that are at least double the word count needed. This was far too long. It was repetitive and the plot meandered all over the place as if to stretch it out. There was so much irrelevant detail about background characters. I liked Rachel's Holiday and I had high hopes for Rachel Again even though I was worried it might be a bit depressing. For a horrifying moment after I ordered it I wondered if Luke had been killed off. All in all, i just couldn't engage with the book. I never forgot I was reading about fictional characters. They are mostly very unrealistic. All the talk about designer labels, luxury beauty products, botox, fancy holidays, gorgeous men ...these are meant to be real ordinary people. It worked in Rachel's Holiday when she was meant to be a bit shallow but doesn't make sense here. And why is there so much brand name dropping in Marian Keyes books? It gets worse with every book she write.

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