"According to Marian Keyes" : a discussion of common themes in Marian Keyes’s chick lit novels: Lucy sullivan is getting married and Watermelon

Sammanfattning: This essay examines Marian Keyes's views on love, happiness, setbacks and unfaithfulness which are common themes in her novels. These themes are discussed in Keyes's chick lit novels "Watermelon" and "Lucy Sullivan is getting married". Some background information about this genre is also presented. Finally, it becomes evident that Marian Keyes has used a lot of her own experiences when writing these novels, in terms of love, happiness and obstacles in finding love and happiness.