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At Femme magazine, something had been in the air for weeks, a feeling that they were living on a fault line. Speculation finally burst into flames when it was confirmed that Calvin Carter, the U.S. managing director, had been sighted roaming around the top floor, looking for the gents'. Apparently he'd just arrived in London from the head office in New York.
Ifs happening. Lisa clenched her fists in excitement. Ifs actually finally, bloody happening.
Later that day the phone call came. Would Lisa pop upstairs to see Calvin Carter and British managing director Barry Hollingsworth?
Lisa slammed down the phone. "Too right I would," she shouted at it.
Her colleagues barely looked up. People slamming phones down then shouting were ten a penny in the magazine game. Besides, they were trapped in Deadline Hell—if they didn't get this month's issue put to bed by nightfall, they'd miss their slot with the printers and would be scooped once again by archrivals Marie Claire. But what did she care, Lisa thought, hobbling to the lift, she wouldn't have a job here after today. She'd have a much better one somewhere else.
Lisa was kept waiting outside the boardroom for twenty-five minutes. After all, Barry and Calvin were very important men.
Marian Keyes (Limerick, 1963. szeptember 10. –) az egyik legnépszerűbb kortárs ír regényíró. A görögdinnye és a Lucy Sullivan férjhez megy című könyvek hozták meg neki a világsikert.
Limerick-ben született, és Monkstown-ban nevelkedett. A Dublin University-n szerzett jogi diplomat, miután adminisztratív munkába kezdett. 1986-ban Londonba költözött. Ekkoriban alkoholproblémái voltak, és depresszióba süllyedt, amelyek egy öngyilkossági kísérlethez vezettek, amely után Dublinban rehabilitálták.
Már alkoholizmusa alatt elkezdett novellákat írni, amelyet a rehabilitáció után is folytatott Londonban a Poolbeg Pressnél. A kiadó bátorította, hogy írjon regényt. Ekkor kezdett el dolgozni “A görögdinnyén” .
Keyes ma Dún Laoghaireben él férjével. 1995 óta 12 regényt adott ki, és három egyéb művet.