Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
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| Author | Marian Keyes |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction, humour, romance |
| Publisher | Poolpeg |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| ISBN | 9780099489993 |
| Preceded by | Watermelon |
| Followed by | Rachel's Holiday |
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married is a 1996 novel by Irish author Marian Keyes. It chronicles the life of Lucy Sullivan, a 26-year-old perpetually broke, unlucky-in-love office worker from London, who has a penchant for bad boys, a needy, alcoholic and flawed father, a dead-end job and exasperating flatmates (dippy Charlotte and bossy Karen). The book is written in the first person and is described by Keyes as a "sideways" sequel to her first novel Watermelon.
The novel was adapted into a television series in 1999. It aired on the ITV network, but struggled with numerous scheduling changes. The series has aired internationally and has been released on DVD.
Author Keyes has said, "I'm very fond of that book and I think I have the most affection for Lucy Sullivan as a character. There's a lot of me in there [...] I wanted to write about a single girl in London who goes out with eejit after eejit, you know, because that was really the life I had led, and there was this strange culture of singleness I encountered and I found this very funny. Lucy's depressive, but she has a sense of humour, and that's why I like her."