Sushi for Beginners explores life's quirks and idiosyncrasies with unrivalled humour and sensitivity, from bestselling author Marian Keyes

'Dammit,' she realized. 'I think I'm having a nervous breakdown.'

On the up magazine editor Lisa Edwards' career is destined for high-rise New York when suddenly she's diverted to low-rise Dublin. But what the hell can she do about it? Ashling Kennedy, Lisa's super-organized assistant, is good at worrying. Too good. She's even terrified of a little bit of raw fish ...

Clodagh Kelly is Ashling's best friend and has done everything right - has in fact got everything that Ashling ever wanted. And yet, she's still unsatisfied. Three women searching for happiness but if they're not careful they'll each be heading for a fall ...

'Keyes has given romantic comedy a much-needed face-lift. Chatty and warmhearted, Keyes's talent is to tell it how it is' Independent

'Laden with plots twists, jokey asides and nicely turned bits of zeitgeisty observational humour ...her energetic, well-constructed prose delivers life and people in satisfyingly various shades of grey' Guardian

'The voice of a generation' Daily Mirror