M for Mammy
Eleanor O Reilly
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'Heart-breaking, heart-warming, and hilarious: a glorious debut' Ruth Hogan'Strong and taut' Anne GriffinMeet the Augustts: a loving, Irish family who, like all families, are a bit complicated.
They are bound together by their love for each other, but each expresses themselves in a very different way. When misfortune strikes the family, they must learn to understand each other anew. Sometimes, in a family as complicated as the Augustts, it's not always what is spoken that makes the most sense.
Everything is shaken up when Granny Mae-Anne moves in and takes charge. A force of nature, full of stern words and no-nonsense common sense, it is she who must try and hold the family together.
M FOR MAMMY is an uplifting story about the unique comfort of home, the language we can find when the words aren't there, and the power of a family to heal itself.
'A heartfelt debut about love, understanding and the complicated ties of family' Prima
'Lovely, sharp, compassionate, well-observed writing' Felicity Hayes-McCoy'Fresh, thoughtful and original - a charming debut' Irish Times'Channelling the warm heart and good cheer of Marian Keyes . . . very amusing' Irish Independent'Exuberant. A brilliant, bubbly new voice' Irish Examiner
'A gloriously funny, bittersweet debut' Ireland of the Welcomes
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Strong and taut - Literary HubM is for Mammy. It's also for Marvellous! 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 debutA heartfelt debut about love, understanding and the complicated ties of family - PrimaChannelling the warm heart and good cheer of Marian Keyes, this debut novel from O'Reilly . . . tells the very amusing story of the Augustt family. We meet the son who doesn't speak, the mother who's had a stroke, the granny who talks enough for the lot of them - and the daughter who's decided to write it all down. - Irish IndependentLovely, sharp, compassionate, well-observed writingRambunctious - Irish TimesA cracking good read . . . more characters like the formidable, feisty Granny, please! LOVED HER. - The Book ScoopExuberant. A brilliant, bubbly new voice. - Irish Examiner
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