The release date for the English version of 'Watermelon' by
Marian Keyes is Jan 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Claire is blessed with a wonderful spouse, a fantastic apartment, and a fulfilling career. Then James tells her he's leaving her the day she gives birth to their first child. After giving birth, Claire is left with a newborn daughter, a shattered heart, and a body she finds difficult to look at.
She chooses to return to Dublin. There, in the protective embrace of an eccentric family, she recovers. To the extent that James is somewhat taken aback when he resurfaces in her life.