Again, Rachel: The love story of the summer (Walsh Family, 6)

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But the further I got into the book, the more I found myself frustrated by Rachel's (and obviously Marian's) unquestioning true believer devotion to the AA philosophy of addiction and treatment. Whereas I – being like everyone else – was in a constant process of recalibration, trying to negotiate emotional harmony with every new person I met. Although the author does a great job of tempering the more serious moments with humor, there are some heavier, sadder themes that might be a trigger for people. In many novels, like Again, Rachel , dialogue plays a crucial role in conveying character depth and driving the plot forward. Treatment slavishly follows and promotes the evangelical AA model - they seem completely okay with the fact that the clinic employs no doctors and dismisses essentially all medical treatments, which did not sit well with me.

The multimillion copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved, genre-defying novels of the past thirty years – including Rachel’s Holiday, Anybody Out There and Grown Ups – has millions of devoted readers around the world. Rachel's relationship with Luke is one of the most intense and well-written romances I've come across in recent memory. Again, Rachel is the much-awaited flow on chapter to Rachel’s Holiday, a smash hit novel that was published in 1998.Her bestselling novels include Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, The Brightest Star in the Sky and The Break. Keyes at her best: capturing everyday voices with humour and empathy with writing that you'll devour in a weekend. It’s all told from Rachel’s angsty first person past perspective - it’s over twenty years since I read Rachel’s Holiday but I assume that was the same.

It is touching, tender and heartbreaking but with the right touch of humor and smiles to save it from being a tear jerker. But ultimately this is Rachel’s story, and as it unfolds, Keyes deftly draws parallels between her recovery and that of her patients, forcing her to reassess the progress she’s made and to confront painful truths about herself and her past. I totally forgot how mad and unique this clan was but I didn’t take long for me to get myself reacquainted with this fun-loving family. At the very least, you most definitely should read Rachel’s Holiday but Again, Rachel will spoil key parts of the other books if you plan on reading them.It is her work on addiction however, which for me, stands out, and what makes this particular book so brilliant.