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Tell it like it is, feel good, have fun and be hip at any cost - these are the hallmarks of Marian Keyes' clued-up characters. Last Chance Saloon almost gained cult following amongst her readers. Sushi for Beginners is soul food of the sharp, bittersweet kind, drenched in saucy humour. Magazine editor and deadline diva Lisa Edwards, nicknamed Slanderella, is 'deported' to Dublin's Colleen Magazine. Her entrée into Irish society is thwarted by colleagues and a clutch of stand-up comedians. But will she get her just desserts and a taste of live in Dublin's fair city?

Publication: Next (New Zealand) Date: 12/00