{"product_id":"agnes-browne-paperback","title":"Agnes Browne - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrendan O'Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Anjelica Huston\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mammy\" is what Irish children call their mothers and \u003cb\u003eThe Mammy\u003c\/b\u003e is Agnes Browne--a widow struggling to raise seven children in a North Dublin neighborhood in the 1960s. Popular Irish comedian \u003cb\u003eBrendan O'Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike the novels of Roddy Doyle, \u003cb\u003eThe Mammy\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan O'Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e, the youngest of eleven children, was born in Stonybatter, a North Dublin neighborhood, in 1955. He is an acclaimed playwright and Ireland's most popular stand-up comedian. The creator of a hugely successful Irish radio show, \u003cb\u003eMrs. Browne's Boys\u003c\/b\u003e (the genesis of his novels), O'Carroll is also an actor and has a role in the upcoming film version of \u003cb\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/b\u003e. All the books in his Mrs. Browne trilogy were #1 bestsellers in his native Ireland. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.01 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157566357567,"sku":"9780452281691","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/Yjno3tIJcx9780452281691.webp?v=1776982390","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/agnes-browne-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}