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Description for M for Mammy
Paperback.
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'Heart-breaking, heart-warming, and hilarious: a glorious debut' Ruth Hogan
'Strong and taut' Anne Griffin
'Fresh, thoughtful and original' Irish Times
'I really enjoyed this, Eleanor is a lovely writer' Sheila O'Flanagan
Meet the Augustts: Ma and Da, Jenny and Jacob, and their no-nonsense Granny Mae-Anne.
Complicated as only families can be, they are bound together by their love for one another, and for a piping hot bag of chips. When misfortune strikes and Granny moves in, they learn to understand each other anew through new stories and old memories. Sometimes, in a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473672376
SKU
9781473672376
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Eleanor O’reilly
Eleanor O'Reilly is a teacher of English and Classical Studies who has an MA in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University. She has been awarded several literary prizes, including the 2015 RTE Francis McManus Radio Short Story Award and the 2013 William Trevor International Short Story Award, and has been shortlisted for several others, including the 2016 Colm ... Read more
Reviews for M for Mammy
Strong and taut
Anne Griffin, author of WHEN ALL IS SAID
Literary Hub
M is for Mammy. It's also for Magnificent! What a wonderful story - in turns heart-breaking, heart-warming, and hilarious (which is not an easy combination to pull off). Also, Granny Mae-Anne is a FABULOUS creation . . . Eleanor, it's a glorious debut.
... Read more
Anne Griffin, author of WHEN ALL IS SAID
Literary Hub
M is for Mammy. It's also for Magnificent! What a wonderful story - in turns heart-breaking, heart-warming, and hilarious (which is not an easy combination to pull off). Also, Granny Mae-Anne is a FABULOUS creation . . . Eleanor, it's a glorious debut.
... Read more