Keyes content to coast along with cosy comforts
There is enough unpublished work here to keep even the most partisan Keyes follower from carping
Non-Fiction; Making It Up As I Go Along; By Marian Keyes; Penguin/Michael Joseph, €20
The hallmarks of good comedic writing are simple: bravery and truth. Marian Keyes has long dabbled in both. Underneath her sugary, ebullient prose there often lies a smidge of grit, a gimlet-eyed gambit that those who dismiss her writing as low-calorie froth often don’t quite catch.
Still, there’s been too much of a good thing of late, although it’s ...
