The Break

The Break is the brand new funny, touching and truly fabulous novel from Marian Keyes . . . ''Myself and Hugh . . . We''re taking a break.'' ''A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?'' If only. Amy''s husband Hugh says he isn''t leaving her. He still loves her, he''s just taking a break - from their marriage, their children and, most of all, from their life together. Six months to lose himself in south-east Asia. And there is nothing Amy can say or do about it. Yes, it''s a mid-life crisis, but let''s be clear: a break isn''t a break up - yet . . . However, for Amy it''s enough to send her - along with her extended family of gossips, misfits and troublemakers - teetering over the edge. For a lot can happen in six-months. When Hugh returns if he returns, will he be the same man she married? And will Amy be the same woman? Because if Hugh is on a break from their marriage, then isn''t she? The Break isn''t a story about falling in love but about staying in love. It is Marian Keyes at her funniest, wisest and brilliant best.