Marian Keyes is an acclaimed Irish author and radio presenter, born on September 10, 1963. She has gained immense popularity for her work in popular fiction. Keyes is particularly well-known for her novels Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, Anybody Out There, and This Charming Man. Her writing style, while light and humorous, often touches upon serious themes such as alcoholism, depression, addiction, cancer, bereavement, and domestic violence.

With more than 35 million copies of her novels sold worldwide, Keyes' works have been translated into 33 languages. She is a winner of the Irish Popular Fiction Book award and the Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year award at the Irish Book Awards.