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Book Review By fran laniado
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes

Rachel Walsh is Irish by birth, but she has been living and working in New York City for the past eight years. When her sister Maggie and her brother in law arrive at her appartement, she is horrified to learn that it is because her best friend has called her family to tell them that she has a drug problem. Maggie and her husband plan to take her back home and put her in a rehab. To add indulat to injury, Rachel's boyfriend, Luke, seems to agree with all the others about her drug probles, and breaks up with her. Rachel returns to Ireland when she learns that she will be put in a rehab facility for the rich and famous. However, she soon discovers that The Cloisters is not the luxury spa that she was expecting. But she soon learns that she isn't who she thought she was either. On the road to recovery Rachel begins to learn a great deal about addiction, and herself.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Battle with a psychiatrist Yes
Drinking/Drugs problems? - drugs

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
City? Yes
City: - New York

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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