Twentyseven and the miserable owner of size 8 feet.

She has regular congress with Luke Costello a man who wears his leather trousers tight.

And shes fond some might say too fond of recreational drugs.

Until everything goes pearshaped and she finds herself being frogmarched to the Cloisters Dublins answer to the Betty Ford Clinic.

Shes outraged.

Surely shes not thin enough to be an addict But on the bright side shes heard that rehab places are walltowall jacuzzis gymnasiums and rock stars going tepid turkey.

Rachel isnt expecting plump middleaged men in brown jumpers and more group therapy than you can shake a stick at.

Worse still she seems to be expected to join in.

Heartsick and Lukesick she seeks redemption in the shape of Chris a Man with a Past.

A man who might be more trouble than hes worth.

Rachel is airlifted from addiction to the unfamiliar terrain of adulthood via a love story or two in a novel by turns poignant powerful and seriously funny.

Product Details Paperback Book Author Marian Keyes Genre Modern and contemporary fiction Publisher Penguin ISBN 9780140271799