The Last Chance Saloon

By: Marian Keyes

Narrated by: Juanita McMahon

Tara, Katherine and Fintan have been best friends since they were teenagers. Now in their early thirties, they've been living it up in London for 10 years. But what have they to show for a decade of hedonism? Sure, Tara's got a boyfriend - but only because she's terrified of spending five minutes alone. Katherine, on the other hand, has a neatness fetish that won't let anyone too close to mess up her life. And Fintan? Well, he has everything. Until he learns that without your health, you've got nothing....

All three are drinking in the last chance saloon and they're about to discover that if you don't change your life, life has a way of changing you....

©2000 W F Howes Ltd (P)2000 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"Plenty of heart, lots of laughs, and a fantastic twist in the tail." (Cosmopolitan)

I love this book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Great story and fabulous narrator...more like listening to a play than a book.

What did you like best about this story?

Everything...I just love anything by Marian Keyes though...real life situations with an element of humour in everything.

What does Juanita McMahon bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I have read the book and now listened to it...the characters come alive with her voice...she is brilliant.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Fintan losing his hair in the shower...I cried and cried.

Any additional comments?

Listen to anything narrated by Juanita McMahon - she is a very talented narrator.

Excellent Chicklit!

What did you love best about The Last Chance Saloon?

The way the links between the characters came clear in the end, and all were tied together in some way. The story was entertaining and slightly twisty.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Last Chance Saloon?

Lorkin Larkin getting his comeuppance!

Have you listened to any of Juanita McMahon’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Juanita McMahon was excellent as always. Love the accents, and the characters were very consistent in their nuances.

Any additional comments?

A bit long winded at times when you are just thinking "for god's sake Tara, just stop eating! Just dump Thomas!". Overall a very enjoyable listening experience, bit boring in the middle, but didn't want it to end!

Deeper Chick Lit

One of Ms. Keyes best novels. Her characters are all very human and the story is very conceivable. Good ending- I wish she would write a sequel on some of the characters like she did with the Walsh sisters in "Rachel's Holiday"

Excellent

So funny really very good great observation of what makes us who we are x

Great story

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the story but the narration wasn't the best. The narrator sounded quite old and the characters are only early 30s

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Juanita McMahon?

Julie Maisey

Do you think The Last Chance Saloon needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No I don't think it did.

Any additional comments?

This was a great story about 3 very different friends over 1 year of their lives. It was a fabulous story, it was a shame about the narrator.

That Wannabe `Irish accent again

There's a lot of people out there who actually speak Irish accents well, and there's a lot of Irish narrators. Could you please find one who doesn't massacre the language like this lady? Made the book heavy going. I tried this book to see if she had got any better, but no.

Good listen. A Marian Keyes classic

alA bit slow going in the beginning, which is normal for me when I'm reading/listening to her books, but it picked up toward the end and has a lovely ending....which is my favorite part