Agnes Browne Trilogy Boxed Set--The Mammy, The Chisellers, The Granny

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The Agnes Browne Trilogy includes:

* The Mammy
* The Chisellers
* The Granny

Customer Reviews:

laugh out loud!.......2006-12-14

these books are great! they are a quick read and you will find yourself laughing out loud. The best of the 3 is "the Mammy"~it's fun to get the Irish accent down. Get these books, give them as gifts, they are difinetly worth reading, even a second time!

GREAT STORY ABOUT ONE IRISH FAMILY.......2006-08-19

This is a wondeful story about one Irish family living in Dublin. It starts with and follows the life of Agnes Browne. These particular stories start with Agnes becomming a widow and is on her own raising seven children. The author is a natural story teller. He follows the escapades of this wonderful family, it's ups and it's downs. Character developement and humor are the strongest feature of this trilogy. The author is a natural story teller and you will find your self laughing out loud throughout these books as well as shedding a few tears. I cannot recommend this series high enough.

Great Irish Stories better than Angela's Ashes.......2003-05-19

I read all the Agnes Browne novels and absolutely loved every one!! They are heartwarming, sad and extremely funny, especially if you come from an Irish background. Anjelica Hustom made the Mammy into a move and it was hysterical. The only little problem i noticed is that in one book Agnes' mother's name is Maria and in other it is Constance. I like to ask Mr. O'Carroll how that happened.

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A VERY ENJOY ABLE READ
This light hearted if not at times tragic novel will have reader laughing, crying and marveling at the strength of friendship an
A Wonderful Treat
Very good sequel to The Mammy!
Don't be fooled by the cute photo on the cover!

The Chisellers
Brendan O'Carroll
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ASIN: 0452281229
Release Date: 2000-02-28

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In his introduction to this second episode in the rollicking trilogy that began with The Mammy (1994), Brendan O'Carroll explains that his greatest surprise and pleasure, in the wake of his newfound literary success, was meeting people who told him it was the first book they had ever read. And it's easy to imagine how new readers would be drawn in by engaging, larger-than-life characters, colorful dialogue, and high-spirited plot. The Chisellers opens in 1970, with the widow Agnes Browne still struggling to raise her brood (the chisellers of the title) alone, although the broad-shouldered Mark is now an apprentice carpenter and Rory, his gay brother, is an apprentice hair stylist. Agnes may be too caught up in her exciting bingo win of 310 pounds to notice that little Dermot is developing a dangerous taste for shoplifting, but she frequently wrings her hands over Frankie, a neo-Nazi thug who has been expelled from school.

Into this flurry of daily concerns and excitements comes a letter from the local housing authority, notifying her that all the indigent families in her neighborhood are being relocated from their shabby but familiar tenements in the center of Dublin to new houses in a distant suburb. At the sad but raucous farewell party at the pub, Agnes sits drinking cider "in her usual corner," remembering her best friend, Marion, who died three years before: "Ah Jaysus, Marion, listen to them!" she muses. "The music of The Jarro! Will we ever hear the likes of it again?"

The music to which Agnes referred could not be played on any instrument, but was the cackle of voices and rhythmic banter of the inner-city folk, the symphony of unanswered questions and impossible statements, that were so much of the colour of Dublin: "Hey, Mr. Foley. A vodka with ice--and fresh ice, none of that frozen stuff!" This would be followed by a howl of laughter.

As you read, it is impossible not to envision a feel-good film of The Chisellers (Anjelica Huston directed The Mammy) and to admire O'Carroll's comic skill, even if his sunny, too-tidy conclusion to the novel makes Frank McCourt read like Dostoyevsky. --Regina Marler

Book Description

The unsinkable Agnes Browne returns with more delightful tales from working-class Dublin in the follow-up to The Mammy-an international bestseller

The Mrs. Browne trilogy became an instant bestselling success in author Brendan O'Carroll's native Ireland. Similarly, when Plume introduced The Mammy (the first book in the series, May 1999) in the United States, it was greeted with overwhelming enthusiasm from American readers. Fans of Agnes Browne craving further hilarious and heartwarming adventures will be delighted with The Chisellers. Agnes, the lovable and determined heroine, returns with her seven children-whom she affectionately calls "the chisellers"-all struggling to make their way in the world with varying degrees of success. To make matters more difficult, as Agnes struggles along the bumpy road of parenting, she learns that the family is about to be forced out of their tenement home in the name of urban renewal. Pierre, Agnes' persistent suitor, is thankfully on hand to console her. Like all good Irish stories, The Chisellers includes a wedding and a funeral, much laughter and some tears-and it is sure to please newcomers as well as loyal fans of this terrific series.

Praise for The Mammy:

"The Mammy is a heartwarming and very funny book."-Roddy Doyle

"O'Carroll spins warm, funny growing-up stories filled with comic misunderstandings and knockabout farce . . . A light-hearted tale of working-class life."-Boston Herald

"Reads like Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes on Prozac . . . jaunty . . . charming. It's refreshing to enter O'Carroll's fun-loving working-class Dublin world."-Entertainment Weekly

"Uproariously funny . . . a laugh-out-loud book with a Dickensian twist to it."-Malachy McCourt, author of A Monk Swimming

Customer Reviews:

A VERY ENJOY ABLE READ.......2006-08-19

This is the second part of the Anges Brown trilogy and as a general rule, the second offering is often times not as good as the first. In this case though, that does not hold true. The author follows his delightful characters, their ups, their downs, and skillfully blends relationships into a wonderful story of a family. As with the first book in this servies, I could hardly put it down. The author's humor and insight to human nature are truely a gift, one which I am glad he is sharing with us. These books have been out long enough now and have been successful enough to attract those few distractors who seem to take delight in casting stones at other peoples sucess. Pay them no heed. This is a delightful read, one you don't want to miss. Recommend this one highly.

This light hearted if not at times tragic novel will have reader laughing, crying and marveling at the strength of friendship an.......2005-11-21

Brendan O'Carroll's The Chisellers is the next in the Agnes Browne books and continues in the wonderful tradition of the Mammy. This will have you laughing along with the spunky Browne Family, whose deadpan humor navigates them through their poverty. This light hearted if not at times tragic novel will have reader laughing, crying and marveling at the strength of friendship and family.

A Wonderful Treat.......2005-07-06

There is something for everyone in O'Carroll's writing. If you read and enjoyed "The Mammy" then don't wait another minute before reading "The Chisellers."

O'Carrol writes another splendid narrative of the adventures of Agnes Browne and her children. This book, like The Mammy, will cause you to laugh and will almost bring you to tears at other times.

The only downside of this book is that it is over too quickly. Thank goodness there is still another one in the series to read.

Very good sequel to The Mammy!.......2004-10-29

The Chisellers is the second book in a trilogy by Brendan O'Carroll which began with The Mammy. As I found with the first book, this is a good book which continues the story of Agnes Browne and her seven children.

When we first meet Agnes Browne she is newly widowed trying hard to take care of her children, the Chisellers of the title, and her stall in the market of the streets of Jarro. In this book, Agnes is older, wiser and still trying hard to keep her children in school or at work. Her oldest son is now working for an elderly man making furniture which presents the reader with a bit of a mystery while her daughter is keeping company with a local policeman. Then there is Agnes's son who has become a hair dresser and is keeping the secret that he is gay fromthe family. The younger boys are in school where one son isn't doing well and will be expelled while another one has become a pickpocket in the local stores. As Agnes continues selling her wares in the marketplace, she desparately misses her dear friend Marion while she continues her relationship with Pierre the owner of a pizza store.

Life couldn't be more of a challenge for Agnes keeping everything together and calm when she receives word that the Browne clan will be relocated to a different area while renovations to the area of her flat in the Jarro is completed. Naturally, this is quite unsettling to a woman who has never lived anywehre else and she wonders how her children will adjust. What happens when they move and one son is gone from their midst and the days are good and then bleak fills the pages of this book with laughs and tears.

This was a really good read and a worthy title to follow The Mammy. While reading this book, Agnes and her chislellers become real fleshed out people that any reader feels they know well. As I closed this book I looked forward to reading the last book in the trilogy, The Granny.

Don't be fooled by the cute photo on the cover!.......2004-02-26

This book was advertised in some of the American Irish Papers and the photo looked very cute, and frankly, I could have been one of the kids on the cover, so I picked it up. The novel is PURE pulp set with some cute characters, but this author 'jazzez' up the storyline and makes it 'modern' in a way that is subtle to the modern mind but a fraud and a trick on the reader.

This book follows teen and late teen working class (comparitively) large family living in a Dublin apartment. In the tradition of a trite modern movie, good things happen to this 'single mother' 'Agnes' who never had an 'organism' with her late husband because he was like ice upon her back. You gotta throw in the single-mom and sexually underutilized 1970's housewife to sell a novel these days you know. She however, finds fulfillment in a French transplanted pizza maker.

This all the while her oldest son, who works for an Austrian Jewish holocau$t refugee and survivor (gotta throw the holocau$t reference in there to make a modern novel you know) and saves the survivors old fashioned handcrafted furniture factory when the English clients want cheap disposable furniture, by making . . . cheap disposable furniture. Along the way, he finds a girlfriend and gets married.

The second older son becomes a hairdresser and a homosexual, but Agnes, being the stupid woman, never cathces on even when her gay son dances with his randy boyfriend at the other son's wedding. But the son actually married says the modernist 'Whatever makes you happy?'

But the third older son is a skinhead punk (gotta throw the nazi rascism reference in there to sell a modern novel ya' know) He steals money from Agnes, gambles, and helps beat her gay son almost to death with his other skinhead punk friends. We all know that there were *so many* skinheads and beatings in Dublin circa 1973. That is why the whole country, below the 6 counties, had 2 murders a year.

The other kid is a shoplifter, the other daughter races a go-kart, all summing up into a completely false and unbelievable tale wrapped in quaint language with some true references to way people act, and still act in some quarters. I think this book's cover is its only high point. I have cut the cover off, by the way. Buy this book with the hopes of scoring a picture, do not expect writing in the style of the McCourts, or as accurately truthful as 'Its a long way from Penny Apples'

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Absolutely hilarious!

Good, But Not As Good as "The Mammy"

The Granny

WONDERFUL CONCLUSION TO A WONDERFUL SERIES

Irish Eyes Smile for Sure

The Granny
Brendan O'Carroll
Manufacturer: Plume
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Agnes Browne

Gracelin O'Malley

ASIN: 0452281849
Release Date: 2000-08-01

Book Description

Agnes Browne returns for her final, heartwarming adventure in Brendan O'Carroll's acclaimed trilogy of working-class Dublin life.

The New York Times Book Review praised Brendan O'Carroll's first novel, The Mammy, as "Cheerful . . . as unpretentious and satisfying as a home-cooked meal . . . with a delicious dessert of an ending." With the forthcoming second book in the trilogy, The Chisellers, and a movie about The Mammy (entitled Agnes Browne) on the horizon, the world is discovering O'Carroll's uniquely Irish blend of warmth and grittiness, comedy and pathos, as he elevates the lives of ordinary working-class Dublin people--and one extraordinary family--into tales that are small in size but epic in emotion. With the final installment, The Granny, our comedic and lovable heroine, Agnes Browne, has a French lover, six children in their twenties--including one in prison--and a wee grandchild of her own. But the world is spinning fast for Agnes--especially considering that her lover wants her to become "a sexual animal" and that her family's far-flung fortune is beyond her control. The members of the Browne family split up to make it in the world on their own until a tragedy brings the brood back together again--and love keeps them that way forever.

Praise for The Mammy

"Reads like Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes on Prozac . . . jaunty, charming . . . It's refreshing to enter O'Carroll's fun-loving, working-class Dublin world." --Entertainment Weekly

"How to lose weight: Read The Mammy. You will laugh your arse off and your tears will do away with your water-retention problem. Uproariously funny . . . with a Dickensian twist to it." --Malachy McCourt, author of A Monk Swimming

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely hilarious!.......2007-07-17

I can't remember when a book made me laugh out loud more than "The Granny". It is well written and a joy to read, pass on and discuss.

Good, But Not As Good as "The Mammy".......2007-05-19

THE GRANNY marks the end of Brendan O'Carroll's trilogy that started with the stellar lead novel, THE MAMMY, and bridged with the fair to in-the-middling THE CHISELLERS. I heartily recommend the lead-off book of this slice-of-Irish life series because stand-up comic O'Carroll pulls out all the stops (OK, most of them) and the humor is, at times, stop and laugh-out-loud funny -- a rarity, as any humor-loving reader can tell you.

This book, along with the middle one, has a few funny moments, too, but they're not quite as often or as strong as with the first. Instead, O'Carroll gets caught up in an Irish soap opera of sorts as he covers the fortunes and misfortunes of "All Agnes' Children." Alas, there are many (children, I mean) and O'Carroll is forced to cover a lot of ground in a few pages, making things a bit thin at times.

Still, the plot is good fun and the character of Agnes Browne is irresistibly irreverent. If you don't have time for the trilogy but have an interest in earthy, Irish humor, treat yourself at the very least to THE MAMMY.

The Granny.......2007-01-07

I love the way Brendan O'Carroll puts his words together, I also love the characters and the stories he has created. I'll be watching for more of his books now.

WONDERFUL CONCLUSION TO A WONDERFUL SERIES.......2006-08-19

This is one of those stories I hated to see end, but as with all stories, this one had to be concluded. The author held true to his style and finished with what I feel, is the best of the trilogy. Agnes' children have grown and a new generation is being started. The Brown family, their ups and downs are all told here in a wonderful, magical way. Again, strong character development, humor and just simple good story telling make this a great read. These books have been out long enough now, and have been sucessful enough to attract those than just cannot stand to see others succeed and seem to delight in casting stones as such work. Recommend you ignore these sour apples. Read these books for what they are, good stories, well written and entertaining. Recommend this one highly.

Irish Eyes Smile for Sure.......2006-04-25

A wonderful and realistic look at the goings on in a true Irish family. Your heart will sing, your eyes will tear and you will love these sainted characters!

The Mammy (Center Point Premier Western)

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I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
Adorable characters lie within
Great quick read
Refreshing & funny
Being Irish Is Not Always Easy

The Mammy (Center Point Premier Western)
Brendan O'Carroll
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ASIN: 1585470376

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It seems like there's no end to Irish tales depicting unhappy, squalid childhoods in crowded, working-class flats. While Brendan O'Carroll's The Mammy maintains many elements of the traditional genre--the saintly, overworked mother, the Catholic family with an enormous posse of children and any number of abusive alcoholic fathers--it's a somewhat cheerier vision of Irish youth than we've come to expect. The mammy in question, one Agnes Browne, has enough spunk to look after her brood of seven, run a fruit stand at the local open market, gossip viciously with her best friend Marion, and still daydream about dancing with a famous singer.

This is in large part due to the fact that her husband, Redser, who falls squarely into the above-mentioned category, has died--thanks to a careless driver--just before the novel's opening pages. Our first glimpse of the pragmatic, lovable Agnes comes as she's waiting in the social services office on the afternoon of his death, determined not to lose a penny of her widow's benefits as a result of dilly-dallying. She doesn't even have the necessary death certificate yet, but that's not nearly enough to slow down Agnes Brown: "No, love, he's definitely dead. Definitely," she says to the clerk, then, turning to her friend for backup, "Isn't he, Marion?" Marion, made from the same tough stock, agrees solemnly: "Absolutely. I know him years, and I've never seen him look so bad. Dead, definitely dead!" The scene is emblematic: Agnes knows how to fight, and she isn't afraid to do it. Her deadpan humor becomes a hallmark.

As for her children, they get into the usual trouble--fights, girl problems, and the like. But there are also some charming, unexpected episodes in the book. For example, Agnes's oldest child meets a Jewish man and performs small tasks for him on the Sabbath, which eventually leads to greater goods. Among other things, Mark learns about the Jewish faith, new knowledge he accepts with bemusement and some of his mother's innocence and good humor. Upon hearing that the man doesn't celebrate Christmas, he exclaims: "Will yeh go on outta that! How can yeh not believe in something when it's real?"

The book is not without its share of tragedy, but Agnes takes it all with aplomb. She's clearly the glue that binds her pack of youngsters together: "The rule in the Browne family was: 'You hit one, you hit seven.' Since March twenty-ninth and Redser's demise, little had changed in the Browne house. If anything, the house was less tense." The Mammy is a slight book--it tells the simple, fairly conventional tale of a single Irish family--but it makes up for its gaps with humanity, in the same way Agnes Browne makes up for what she and her children lack. --Melanie Rehak

Book Description

Soon to be a major motion picture, this #1 Irish bestseller is a hilarious portrait of working-class Dublin life.

"Mammy" is what Irish children call their mothers and The Mammy is Agnes Browne--a widow struggling to raise seven children in a North Dublin neighborhood in the 1960s. Popular Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll chronicles the comic misadventures of this large and lively family with raw humor and great affection. Forced to be mother, father, and referee to her battling clan, the ever-resourceful Agnes Browne occasionally finds a spare moment to trade gossip and quips with her best pal Marion Monks (alias "The Kaiser") and even finds herself pursued by the amorous Frenchman who runs the local pizza parlor.

Like the novels of Roddy Doyle, The Mammy features pitch-perfect dialogue, lightning wit, and a host of colorful characters. Earthy and exuberant, the novel brilliantly captures the brash energy and cheerful irreverence of working-class Irish life.

Customer Reviews:

I can't wait to read the rest of the series!.......2007-04-08

THE MAMMY by Brendan O'Carroll
April 7, 2007

Amazon Rating 5/5 stars

I loved THE MAMMY by Brendan O'Carroll. It's funny, sad, and inspirational all in one. THE MAMMY in some ways reminded me of ANGELA'S ASHES by Frank McCourt, in that both take place in Ireland and both focus on poverty and ill fortune, but told with a light hearted and often times funny voice.

The Mammy is Agnes Browne, who at the start of this novel is a newly made widow. Her husband Redser Browne had just died, and she is doing what she needs to do, file the papers so she can get the money from the government due to her, the widow.

I have to say that every little thing that happens in this book, there is a funny spin on it, as Agnes always looks at the bright side of life, no matter how dark things become. And no matter how hard things get for Agnes, she stays strong. She's got seven children to feed and it's not easy. Her oldest acts like he's the new man of the house, and each of the other children have their own distinct personalities that makes this story richer. Agnes makes a living by selling produce on Moore Street, standing next to her best friend Marion. Between the two of them, the laughs come fast and hard, even when Marion's health is on the line.

THE MAMMY is just one of four in this series of books about a poor Irish family living in the heart of "the Jarro". I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

Adorable characters lie within.......2007-02-19

This book is funny, heartwarming and definitely worth the read. The characters are lovingly drawn. The relationship between Agnes and Marian,(best friends for years) is absolutely wonderful. I love all things Irish and this book is a wonderful example of why. My only complaint is that it is much too short. And since it is the first of three, I feel it should have been made into one larger novel.

Great quick read.......2007-02-18

Easily read in a few hours. It is so enjoyable. The characters are all likeable so you actually care to read on. There is humor. There is sadness but it isn't dwelled on for too long. I'm on Amazon looking up the sequels. This isn't heavy stuff but our own lives are full of heavy stuff so who needs that? :)
I truly think this book would be of interest to young and old of all ages.

Refreshing & funny.......2007-02-06

If Angela's Ashes left you so exhausted you felt like you'd been through the great potato famine yourself, you'll like this refreshing and funny take on the popular theme (impoverished Irish roots).

Being Irish Is Not Always Easy.......2007-01-20

Mamy is a wonderful, touching story of a fatherless family struggling to survive in Dublin,Ireland. My wife and I enjoyed this book so much that we ended up reading the remaining two books in the series, which we also enjoyed very much. However, I would rank Mamy the best of the three.

We have also given copies of Mamy away as gifts and have heard from every friend that they also enjoyed the book so much that they too purchased the other books. Mamy is a sad story of a difficult life, but also very entertaining.

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The Young Wan
A GOOD SOLID FUN READ - FROM HILARIOUS TO BITTER/SWEET
Poor Writing, Interesting Characters
The Young Wan
Humorous, touching real-life story

The Young Wan
Brendan O'Carroll
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ASIN: 0670031143
Release Date: 2003-02-10

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In The Mammy, star Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll introduced fans to the earthy and exuberant Agnes Browne, a fiesty young widow struggling to raise an unruly, high-spirited brood in The Jarro, the gritty tenement heart of 1960s Dublin. Over the course of two subsequent novels, The Chisellers and The Granny, fans accompanied her through all her children's escapades and the other adversities that challenged her starch, street smarts, and wit. Soon there was a movie, Agnes Browne. But hungry fans wanted more.

Now, in The Young Wan, they have Agnes as even her children never saw her-a girl, a "young wan," growing up in the 1940s. The shy child Agnes Reddin and Marion Delany, destined to be her lifelong best friend, together survive the indignities and demands of schoolteacher nuns, unwelcome siblings, first jobs, first dances, and first encounters with the opposite sex. Agnes learns the street market trade from a tough ex-con and is about to marry the good-for-nothing charmer Redser Browne. But in a world where everyone knows everyone else's business, it's not only her mother-with a past of her own to recount-who fears Agnes will be turned away at the altar if she persists in wearing white. For within Agnes there buds already the first of the family to whom she'll become the ur-Irish mother.

Filled with O'Carroll's trademark wicked wit and loving, larger-than-life characters, The Young Wan reveals the inner workings of one family and one woman who cheerfully and irreverently defy everything life throws at them.

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The Young Wan.......2006-11-10

I just think "He Nails it all", l've done this series and just so enjoyed them all.

A GOOD SOLID FUN READ - FROM HILARIOUS TO BITTER/SWEET.......2006-08-04

Not having read the Agnes Browne trilogy, this was my first exposure to the author. I, infact, did not realize that it was a prequel to other books, having picked this one up purely by accident. What a lucky find for me? I cannot remember when I have enjoyed a work as much. The author is a natural story teller, quite a fine writer and has the ability to make his characters jump off the page. While parts of this book were indeed sad and somewhat bitter/sweet, others were absolutely hilarious. I do feel the author's greatest strenth is character developement. You can actually see and feel the characters in your mind's eye. The book, set in Dublin during the 1940s, captures street life quite wonderfully. The market place, where much of the story takes place truely comes alive. For a pleasureable read I do highly recommend this one.

Poor Writing, Interesting Characters.......2006-03-29

Contrary to what others think, I found the writing to be decidedly amateurish. I spent years reading and correcting pulp-like fiction written by high school students; this book takes me back to those stacks of stories. The vocabulary is repetitive; some sentences are run-on; the tense is weak ("...the siren was screaming...," "...the man was spitting at...," "Bosco was running hard..."); the grammar is sometimes unusual ("...went to follow...," "...he..made after the other men..."); and occasional slang seems inappropriate ("...a wino..."). There is a too-obvious effort to try to imitate speech patterns. And there are certainly trite and overused descriptions of people: the Irish as the sterotype.

The Young Wan .......2005-11-21

Brendan O'Carroll's The Young Wan shows the beginnings of the matricarch of the Browne Family. Agnes marriage to the Redster is explained in all of its colorful history in this installment. This prequel offers the same deadpan humor that helps the Irish navigate through their poverty as the Trilogy. This light hearted if not at times tragic novel will have reader laughing, crying and marveling at the strength of friendship and family.

Humorous, touching real-life story.......2005-02-12

I came upon this book by accident and I enjoyed it so much I am buying the other 3. This precedes the trilogy and I was lucky enough to read this first to get the story as it goes along.
It was full of humour and down to earth stories of what it really was like in Ireland "back in them days".
I lent this book to a friend who was very wary in case it was depressing. She said it was the best book she has read in a long while. She wants to borrow the other books as I buy them!
Would recommend this book to anyone looking for an enjoyable read. Different from the usual Irish stories, this one is unputdownable!!

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Praise for Brendan O'Carroll
Good ol' Agnes Browne!!
Agnes Browne
things will never change
True Ireland - True Strength

Agnes Browne
Brendan O'Carroll
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Praise for Brendan O'Carroll.......2006-04-10

I picked this book up on St. Patrick's Day and ended up reading all of his books within the month. What a joy they have all been and now that I am done, I am missing Agnes Browne and her stories terribly!!! Read them all, you won't be sorry.

Good ol' Agnes Browne!!.......2004-05-04

What a wonderful book this was. Brendan O'Carroll really has a way with words! He'll have you laughing and crying all at the same time!

You will fall in love with Agnes Browne, a single mother and a dear friend. Any child would be so lucky to have a Mammy such as Agnes and I think we all could use a friend like her. If for nothing else, she's have you laughing so hard you about fall outta your chair!

This book was a really quick read. Partly due to the fact that it's a short book and also because it's so enjoyable to read. I would classify this as a light read. So, if you're looking for something light and fun ~ your answer is within this book!

Agnes Browne.......2004-04-20

Agnes Browne is about a single mother of seven children in Dublin, Ireland and their life struggles. When I first read the book, I didn't expect anything from it. It wasn't truly a bad book, so it is something for other readers to give a try. This book can be anything to the reader, whether it be hilarious to downright heartwarming.

things will never change.......2004-04-20

The story of Agnes Browne by Brendan O' Carroll is also a story that is sure to make yoy reminisce about your childhood memories, for those who remembers just getting by managing from week to week trying to support your family "The Mammy" is sure to make you smile. The story of Agnes Browne is a story about living through the good times and bad times. Agnes ventures out into life in the beginnig and manages to support her family without her husband Redsar who is deceased. she is a woman of strengh and determination. After reading this book you will find that Agnes Browne is a woman determined to survive.

True Ireland - True Strength.......2001-12-27

Agnes Browne gives strength and hope to modern day women through her unfailing spirit and determination to conquer odds and see the love and humor in life. As an Irish-American, I can feel, see, and smell the city of Dublin in O'Carroll's descriptions. This book makes the reader pause and consider the universal truths about life-live it to the fullest, laugh whenever possible, love without condition, NEVER lose hope. I'll definitely read and share this one again and again.

Agnes Browne (previously published as The Mammy)

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Agnes Browne (previously published as The Mammy)
Brendan O'carroll
Manufacturer: Plume / Penguin Books
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ASIN: B000JZL7EY

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great stories
A Must Buy!

Triple Delight
Agnes Browne
Manufacturer: Women's Work Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

United States | Short Stories | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Anthologies | Short Stories | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Anthologies | Romance | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1930874049

Customer Reviews:

great stories.......2002-09-22

this is a great buy. the stories are interesting, the plots well-developed, the characters believable. yeah, so maybe 3 full stories can be a little intimidating, but it is SO worth it.

A Must Buy!.......2002-07-06

This anthology is worth every penny! All three stories are well written, and once you have finished reading, you will feel you have gotten your money's worth. The book that stands out over the other two books is, "How Still My Love" by Dianne McGavin. When I read it, I was saddened to find I was finished! I wanted to know what happened to the main characters beyond what was in the book. The characters are those I could imagine knowing. They are not like people who are so perfect, they only exist in books. The author draws you into the characters' lives so that you feel you know and understand them. The book will make you laugh & cry. It is a page turner & you may not be able to put it down. You will be yearning for a sequel by the end!

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Young Wan - Agnes Browne Novel
Brendan O'carroll
Manufacturer: Plume / Penguin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K1OZNM

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The Young Wan: An Agnes Browne Novel
Brendan O'Carroll
Manufacturer: Viking Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O3Q4B2

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