< p> Ever since legwarmers were cool, best friends Tara, Katherine, and Fintan have survived small-town ennui, big-city heartbreak, and endless giddy nights out on the town. But now that they've graduated to their slightly more serious thirties, only Fintan has what can honestly be called a love life. With Tara struggling daily with her eternal diet& #8212; and her dreadful, penny-pinching boyfriend& #8212; and Katherine keeping her single existence as organized as her drawer full of matching bra and panty sets, it seems they'll never locate the exit door out of the last chance saloon.< /p> < p> But it's always when you are least ready for change that fate insists on one. And when catastrophe inevitably follows crisis, the lives of three best friends are sure to change in unexpected ways ... and not necessarily for the worse.< /p> < p> You devoured the hilarious antics of Claire in < i> Watermelon< /i> .< br> You laughed 'til you cried in < i> Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married< /i> .< br> You took a vacation gone mad in < i> Rachel's Holiday< /i> .< br> You flew away with Margaret& #8212; good girl gone bad& #8212; in < i> Angels< /i> .< br> You got a peek inside the cutthroat world of women's fashion magazines in < i> Sushi for Beginners< /i> .< /p> < p> Now, raise your glass to Tara, Katherine, and Fintan in < i> Last Chance Saloon< /i> .< /p>

Critics and readers fell madly in love with Keyes's funny and moving tale of three friends who make a pact to improve their lives. Friends since the days when leg warmers were cool, Tara, Katherine, and Fintan have graduated to their slightly more serious thirties — and only Fintan has what can honestly be called a "love life."

As Tara struggles daily with her eternal diet and her lowlife boyfriend, Katherine, in her life of ordered calm, believes that the safest relationship is the one she has with her TV remote control. But fate is about to throw a curve ball that will lead Fintan to extract a very serious promise from his two best friends. And when catastrophe inevitably follows crisis, everyone's life is sure to change in unexpected ways — and not necessarily for the worse.

Ever since legwarmers were cool, best friends Tara, Katherine, and Fintan have survived small-town ennui, big-city heartbreak, and endless giddy nights out on the town. But now that they've graduated to their slightly more serious thirties, only Fintan has what can honestly be called a "love life." With Tara struggling daily with her eternal diet—and her dreadful, penny-pinching boyfriend—and Katherine keeping her single existence as organized as her drawer full of matching bra and panty sets, it seems they'll never locate the exit door out of the "last chance saloon."

But it's always when you are least ready for change that fate insists on one. And when catastrophe inevitably follows crisis, the lives of three best friends are sure to change in unexpected ways ... and not necessarily for the worse.

You devoured the hilarious antics of Claire in Watermelon.

You laughed 'til you cried in Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married.

You took a vacation gone mad in Rachel's Holiday.

You flew away with Margaret—good girl gone bad—in Angels.

You got a peek inside the cutthroat world of women's fashion magazines in Sushi for Beginners.

Now, raise your glass to Tara, Katherine, and Fintan in Last Chance Saloon.

Marian Keyes is the bestselling author of nine novels and two essay collections. She lives in Ireland with her husband and their two imaginary dogs.