--- product_id: 11546115 title: "Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family Book 4)" brand: "marian keyes" price: "$41.68" currency: USD in_stock: false reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/11546115-anybody-out-there-walsh-family-book-4 store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family Book 4) **Brand:** marian keyes **Price:** $41.68 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family Book 4) by marian keyes - **How much does it cost?** $41.68 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/11546115-anybody-out-there-walsh-family-book-4) ## Best For - marian keyes enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted marian keyes brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family Book 4) ## Images ![Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family Book 4) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LXvFGbQkL.jpg) ![Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family Book 4) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51MBEfNIh7L.jpg) ![Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family Book 4) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31BvNBbJYDL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars best book ever *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023* This book is funny, sad, and everything in between. I loved it the first time and I loved it the 5th time! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Walsh lot but not one of her best novels *by B***D on Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2013* The fourth of Marian Keyes' Walsh family novels features Anna,transformed from the dippy hippie of earlier novels into a hard-charging PR woman in NYC. But as the novel opens she's back in the family home in Dublin, recovering from serious injuries from an accident that has left her face scarred and her husband absent. In Keyes' signature style for Walsh family novels, in the first part of the book she twins the then story of Anna meeting and marrying her husband, Aidan, with the now story of her recovery in Ireland and return to a demanding workplace in New York promoting a hot line of cosmetics. Those stories converge to reveal what's happened to Aidan.SPOILER ALERTBy the time Keyes reveals that Aidan died in the accident that injured Anna, the revelation isn't much of a surprise, but plucky Anna has captured the reader's sympathy. The plaintiveness of her frequent email messages to Aidan and calls to his cell phone underscore the terrible absence she feels after returning to the apartment they shared, so it was easy for me to understand why, even after facing the fact that he's dead, she keeps wondering, "Where is he?" I sympathized with her turn to psychics in an effort to find relief and Anna's furtive planning to escape the attentions of family and friends who wanted to keep her busy in hopes of getting her back to normal as quickly as possible. I found Anna's year of magical thinking as realistic as that depicted by Joan Didion in her memoir with that title.Another aspect of the novel that worked for me was the PR/fashionista background with the T-Rex of a demanding boss, the strategizing to land coverage in coveted magazines, the over-the-top outfits required to fit the brand image, etc. In this novel Keyes leaves behind the breeziness of pure chick-lit by giving her sympathetic character a very dark problem to work through and significant challenges in her work life, all of which works very well. I can only conclude that it was at her editor's insistence that readers would want some lighter fare in this story that Keyes added the subplot told in emails from Dublin of Anna's PI sister, Helen, and her wacky case involving the marital woes of an Irish crime boss, which was an irritating distraction to this reader.Keyes has transformed herself into a much more serious novelist than many of her fans from her chick-lit days probably want, and in Anybody Out There, she's trying to have it both ways. In This Charming Man, The Other Side of the Story, and The Brightest Star In The Sky, Keyes tells her story from the viewpoints of multiple characters and deals with a range of serious social ills, and those novels are by far her best. In the Walsh family novels, she's hampered by the gimmick itself and the expectations of a breezy romp. To me, Anybody Out There is the best of that lot, but now that she's published a novel focusing on the fifth and final Walsh sister -- The Mystery of Mercy Close, featuring Helen -- I hope she'll retire the Walsh family and focus her energy on what she does best. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Starting Point for Reading This Author *by M***. on Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2007* This is my first Marian Keyes book, and I liked it just fine. I found the story to be funny and humorous in turns.The structure was also interesting. A key plot point, while you'd have to be in a coma to not figure out, wasn't actually stated until about the midpoint of the story. That was okay -- there was something about not having the obvious be said that allowed the back story to develop and not be weighted done with absolute knowledge.There was a subplot with one of the heroine's sisters back in Ireland that didn't interest me, but I've never been a big fan of secondary stories taking up to much space when I'm eager to discover what happens next in the story that dragged me in.The middle also lagged and seemed to lose momentum for a while. Anna was in denial for the first half of the story, and in the middle she's in limbo but it still seemed to key points could be condensed instead of repeated I believe that part would have been all the more poignant.I also think this could have been remedied by another key discovery happening earlier.I came away with this knowing that, although it wasn't a perfect read, I now have a new author to read and enjoy. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/11546115-anybody-out-there-walsh-family-book-4](https://www.desertcart.us/products/11546115-anybody-out-there-walsh-family-book-4) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-04-27*