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Anybody Out There?

By: Marian Keyes
Narrated by: Terry Donnelly
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Editorial reviews

Marian Keyes’ Walsh sisters have provided countless laughs and tears for listeners over the years, and Keyes’ Anybody Out There? is no different. Performed smartly by veteran narrator Terry Donnelly, Anybody Out There? follows the quirkiest of the Walsh sisters, Anna, in a charming and witty story of loss and love. After waking up back home in Dublin literally in stitches, and with no memory of how she got there, Anna tries to put her life back in order, starting with a trip back to New York to figure out why she can’t get ahold of her husband. Have the tissues ready, for this audiobook is sure to produce tears of laughter and heartache.

Publisher's summary

Marian Keyes has introduced readers to the lives, loves, and foibles of the five Walsh sisters, Claire, Maggie, Rachel, Helen, and Anna, and their crazy mammy. In this funny, heartbreaking, and triumphant new tale set in the Big Apple, it's Anna's turn in the spotlight.

Life is perfect for Anna Walsh. She has the "Best Job in the World" as a PR exec for a top-selling urban beauty brand, a lovely apartment in New York, and a perfect husband, the love of her life, Aidan Maddox. Until the morning she wakes up in her mammy's living room in Dublin with stitches in her face, a dislocated knee, and completely smashed-up hands, and no memory of how she got there. While her mammy plays nursemaid (just like all of her favorite nurses on her soaps), and her sister Helen sits in wet hedges doing her private investigator work for Lucky Star PI, Anna tries to get better and keeps wondering why Aidan won't return her phone calls or e-mails.

Recuperating from her injuries, a mystified Anna returns to Manhattan. Slowly beginning to remember what happened, she sets off on a search to find Aidan, a hilarious quest involving lilies (she can't stop smelling them), psychics, mediums, and anyone in the city who can promise her a reunion with her beloved.

Written in her classic style, marrying the darker parts of life with humor and wit, Anybody Out There? is Marian Keyes' best novel to date, a wonderfully charming look at love here and ever after.

©2006 Marian Keyes (P)2006 HarperCollinsPublishers

Critic reviews

"Keyes fans will embrace this as her best yet, and first-time Keyes readers will want to read everything she's written." (Booklist)
"Keyes' trademark blend of humor, diverse characters, and a warm but unsentimental tone strikes gold." (Publishers Weekly)

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love love love this book

my favorite author! this book will make you laugh, cry and contemplate your own life

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Slow but fun

I first read Rachel's Holiday and absolutely loved it. This story about Walsh sister Anna is not as great but still good.
The narrator is great but the consistent reading of the full email addresses of both the recipient and the sender every single time Anna gets an email is beyond annoying.
The plot moves pretty slowly and there's really no surprising twists or climactic revelations though.
overall though I still do like Marion keys writing style.

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GREAT book!

A phenomenal book about loss and life! Well written with a mixture of humor and emotion. I'd definitely recommend this audiobook!

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Great story

Where does Anybody Out There? rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Although the middle of the story seemed a little long, this was a great story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Anybody Out There??

I loved the business meeting where she doesn't have a link man...so funny!

Which character – as performed by Terry Donnelly – was your favorite?

Loved her sister, the private investigator.

If you could take any character from Anybody Out There? out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Mitch.

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great fun

i enjoyed this one very much. loved the narration and story. great humor.

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Love it

Great, amazingly honest and humorous
I have the book to my sister years ago, white she was kind of sad… she loved it, than my mother read it, loved it too so, here I am, loving it too
Want to know this author more

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Grief well told

It was a story beautifully told with nuance and truth. I did not want the book to end. And the narrator was pitch perfect.

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Great

I love the concept of the story, love the reader, love the humor AND it made me so sad. How does a story make you laugh, but make you sad and longing at the same time? Great reader :o)

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Great story

I love this author and I think this is my favorite book by them. It’s quick moving, a little mysterious and runs from emotional to funny and back again with ease.

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Great listen

I really enjoyed this book. It takes some time to get started but I was glad I stuck with it.

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