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This Charming Man

by: Marian Keyes

April 30, 2008
I've just finished this book and not sure if it's a work of genius or if it missed the point a bit.
There are three main characters and each of their lives has been affected to a greater or lesser extent by the (anti) hero of the title Paddy De Courcy. Two of the three, Grace and Marnie, are sisters and their stories are linked and are very powerful. They also know Alicia, the much less interesting fourth woman. Lola, she of the irritating diary prose, I think belonged in a different book. She's very funny and charming in her own right but her situation never rings true and I can't help thinking she was put in for some light relief. She really adds nothing to the main plot and her 'heartbreak' is not convincing. I also thought the whole ... Read More: