- Paperback: 174 pages
- Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons (31 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0452281032
- ISBN-13: 978-0452281035
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.7 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 226,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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He's done one hell of a job of capturing the absolute essence of a widowed mother of seven in working-class Dublin. --Anjelica Huston
Hilarious and irreverent. A must-read. --Gabriel Byrne
Brendan O Carroll is a born storyteller ... A cross between Robin Williams and Billy Connolly --The Independent --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Hilarious and irreverent. A must-read. --Gabriel Byrne
Brendan O Carroll is a born storyteller ... A cross between Robin Williams and Billy Connolly --The Independent --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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2011 edition with a new introduction by the author, Brendan O’Carroll.
Agnes Browne is a widow of only a few hours when she goes to the Social Welfare Office. Living in James Larkin Flats, with Redsers' legacy - seven little Brownes - to support on
the income from her Moore Street stall, she can't afford to miss a day's pension. Life is like that for Agnes and her best pal Marion. But they still have time for a laugh and a jar, and Agnes even has a dream - that one day she will dance with Cliff Richard.
The Mammy describes the life and times, the joys and sorrows of Agnes, hero of the BAFTA-nominated TV series Mrs. Browne's Boys. A book of hilarious incidents, glorious
characters, and a passion for life, it is written with a sure touch and great ear for dialogue. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Agnes Browne is a widow of only a few hours when she goes to the Social Welfare Office. Living in James Larkin Flats, with Redsers' legacy - seven little Brownes - to support on
the income from her Moore Street stall, she can't afford to miss a day's pension. Life is like that for Agnes and her best pal Marion. But they still have time for a laugh and a jar, and Agnes even has a dream - that one day she will dance with Cliff Richard.
The Mammy describes the life and times, the joys and sorrows of Agnes, hero of the BAFTA-nominated TV series Mrs. Browne's Boys. A book of hilarious incidents, glorious
characters, and a passion for life, it is written with a sure touch and great ear for dialogue. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The photograph on the cover of this book is spectacular, and everything Mr. Brendon O'Carroll includes within is wonderful! This Irish tale is unlike any other I have read. The book is not cluttered with Irish cliché's, which even if true to one degree or another, can nonetheless become tiresome. It has often been said that there are no happy endings in an Irish tale, and while this is the first installment of three, it would take multiple disasters to change the overall mood of this Family and Friends.
The story is about two female friends, the joy they share, their everyday lives, and the pain that all relationships eventually suffer. However this friendship is not subject to damage or limitation. The dialogue is a riotous tear from beginning to end. Your own laughter will continually interrupt your page turning, but the intrusions are part of the fun. The characters laugh until they hold their sides, and you will be as well as Mr. O'Carroll's dialogue is brilliant. There is a scene when a driving lesson is to take place. If I have read better humor I cannot remember what it was.
The wonderful part of the laughter in this book is that it is not only for covering the pain of daily life. The lives you encounter are far from consistently ideal, but the laughter and joy these women share and spread is genuine, not dark, and not meant as emotional misdirection.
This is a brief work; however the Author managed to include so much more than emotional extremes. The 15-year-old eldest son of Agnes meets a man who offers him money for a job that makes no sense to the boy. Think of every negative direction this opening can take and then forget them all. Mr. O'Carroll takes this vignette within, "Mammy", and shows so much of what Humanity could be. The beauty of this mini-tale is that it is not the naïve thoughts of wide-eyed youth. It is a look at how people should treat each other, what should be important when we meet someone, and most importantly how foolish our normal reactions routinely are.
This is one very talented man with a pen.
The story is about two female friends, the joy they share, their everyday lives, and the pain that all relationships eventually suffer. However this friendship is not subject to damage or limitation. The dialogue is a riotous tear from beginning to end. Your own laughter will continually interrupt your page turning, but the intrusions are part of the fun. The characters laugh until they hold their sides, and you will be as well as Mr. O'Carroll's dialogue is brilliant. There is a scene when a driving lesson is to take place. If I have read better humor I cannot remember what it was.
The wonderful part of the laughter in this book is that it is not only for covering the pain of daily life. The lives you encounter are far from consistently ideal, but the laughter and joy these women share and spread is genuine, not dark, and not meant as emotional misdirection.
This is a brief work; however the Author managed to include so much more than emotional extremes. The 15-year-old eldest son of Agnes meets a man who offers him money for a job that makes no sense to the boy. Think of every negative direction this opening can take and then forget them all. Mr. O'Carroll takes this vignette within, "Mammy", and shows so much of what Humanity could be. The beauty of this mini-tale is that it is not the naïve thoughts of wide-eyed youth. It is a look at how people should treat each other, what should be important when we meet someone, and most importantly how foolish our normal reactions routinely are.
This is one very talented man with a pen.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The mammy is so funny you can almost feel that you are part of the family when reading it. Once I started reading it I could not put it down. Though life was difficult in the 60's it brings out the funnier sides of life. Definitely a book to read if you are feeling a bit down because I laughed till I cried at some of the antics Agnus and her best friend get up to. I was unable to put the book down for long I just had to keep reading it. I have also purchased 'The Chiseller and The Granny' the follow up books to this one and cannot wait to read them. I've told everyone I know to read them. Absolutely brilliant!!!! As a history student I have to read some serious stuff so this was the perfect light relief to read.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
From the very moment I had this little book with the big story in my hand, I couldn't wait to open it and start.
I unplugged the phone and ran a hot bath 'cos I just knew I couldn't be disturbed from the life of Agnes Browne and her rowdy brood. Each page was turned with gusto and I almost drowned myself in the bath laughing out loud at this wonderfully disfunctional family.
Must do.........read this in public and share the magical talent of Brendan O'Carroll with absolute strangers!
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Funniest book I've ever read.
WOW what a laugh out loud read. It had me in stitches and tears were rolling down my face as I was reading it. I just couldn't stop laughing. Read more
Published 16 days ago by echo
sooooooooooooo funny
Bought this for my husband as we had never laughed so much after watching the tv series. The book was funny and sad. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chris
The mammy
First in the series of three and I admit I was expecting it to be funny as the series Mrs. brown's boys, and although it had humour, it was not a laugh out loud book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by daisy-mae
Very Good
When I read this book, I had no knowledge of the TV programme, Mrs Brown's Boys.(which I loved.)
The book, paints a vivid picture of the struggle bringing up kids, after the... Read more
The book, paints a vivid picture of the struggle bringing up kids, after the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by super al
Funny, but the TV show is better
A colleague at work recommended this book on the grounds that I enjoy 'Mrs Browne's Boys' on television. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Woods
THE MAMMY REVIEWED
This is my first read of one of Brendan O'Carroll's books , I found it most entertaining and as would be expected
very humorous. Read more
very humorous. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Don and Barbara Guthrie
The Mammy
This book was great I had it read in two nights just couldn't leave it down till I had it finished.
Published 2 months ago by luvbug
Uplifting, hilarious transportation to working class Dublin
I think this book should be available on prescription- what a tonic- the humour, humanity, bravery and deep down kindness that O'Carroll writes about in his telling of the story of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Matthew
Good value
Opening pages had me crying with uncontrolable laughter. You don't need a vivid imagination to envisage the scenerio. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. C. G. Richards
Mrs Brown
Agnes brown read the book in one day. things that happen in this family
can made you laugh cry and sad all at the same time. Read more
can made you laugh cry and sad all at the same time. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mary
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