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The Granny
The third and final installment of Irish comic Brendan O'Carroll's celebrated Agnes Browne trilogy finds Agnes outside the maternity ward of Dublin's Rotunda Hospital, where she has just become a "granny" and is feeling old. But with a daughter trapped in a failing marriage, a homesick son in London, another son headed for prison, and a new grandchild on the way, the Brown...more
ebook, 192 pages
Published
August 1st 2000
by Penguin Group US
(first published 1996)
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All three of these books were really good and really fast reads. The first two were hilarious, with some drama and one sad part each. This one however, was very sad. It had it's uplifting moments, but it kind of ended the trilogy on a low note. The author also seems to have at least one fabulously unlikely coincidence occur in each book, but I can forgive him for this, since it makes for a satisfying ending. The only real complaint I have is my disappointment in Agnes because of her attitude tow...more
The Granny is the third book in the Agnes Browne (Mrs Brown’s Boys) trilogy by Brendan O’Carroll. With all the Browne children now grown up and leaving home to go their own ways Agnes Browne becomes a granny at 47 when Mark and Betty have their first child.
Some of the children have gone on to lead very successful lives while Cathy is stuck in a bad marriage, Dermot ends up in prison for manslaughter along with his best mate Buster and Trevor moves to England. Agnes finds the break-up of the fami...more
Some of the children have gone on to lead very successful lives while Cathy is stuck in a bad marriage, Dermot ends up in prison for manslaughter along with his best mate Buster and Trevor moves to England. Agnes finds the break-up of the fami...more
I enjoyed the trilogy very much. They aren't what I expected and I think that who reads them thinking they will be just the same as the new massively popular television series may be dissappointed. These books show Agnes Brown as much less outrageous than we see her in the show - we see a more realistic version of her as a single parent, friend and lover. They are still very funny but in a different way! They are also, at times, very sad and touching and the ending of this book shocked the life...more
Tears flowed down my face as I finished this short book about "O'Connell's fun-loving working-class Dublin world" (-Entertainment Weekly).Agnes Browne raises her brood of kids alone, as varied as you can get, and suddenly hears herself called "Granny".I came to love all the characters from the worst of them to the best. O'Connell has a warm forgiving insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the working class Irishman. For me the worst of them is raised to the level of hero in this feel good...more
All of these are fun and entertaining
Sequel to "The Mammy" and "The Chisellers", last book in Mrs. Browne Trilogy. Character development shined; Agnes Browne's children are now grown and each one's path was followed, for the better or worse. The story offered even more intrigue than the previous books. Everything came together, to the point of not being able to put things down. The nonsense & humor was still present along with a little bit of tension and even a few tears. One thing I know: I will never look at a dragonfly again...more
The Granny gains momentum as the family blossoms and goes in different directions.
Agnes Browne, once The Mammy, now finds herself called The Granny!
She takes on the role with her usual good-humor and somewhat naive persona...always full of spunk and quick Irish humor, she is a force to be reckoned with as her children and grandchildren carve out their own lives.
I was a little saddened to turn the last page on this heart-felt and humorous Browne family trilogy....I will miss them!
Highly recommend...more
Agnes Browne, once The Mammy, now finds herself called The Granny!
She takes on the role with her usual good-humor and somewhat naive persona...always full of spunk and quick Irish humor, she is a force to be reckoned with as her children and grandchildren carve out their own lives.
I was a little saddened to turn the last page on this heart-felt and humorous Browne family trilogy....I will miss them!
Highly recommend...more
I think this is the first book I have read by Brendan O'Carroll, and I was pleasantly surprised. Unfortunately, this book is the third of a trilogy, which I didn't realize before I started it, so now I'll be reading them out of order. Oh, well. O'Carroll's story-telling is compelling, filled with good humor and many interesting twists, along with the traditional Irish themes of parent/child strife, exile, etc. I will probably read this one again after reading the other two.
This was the third book of the trilogy series. It wasn't as humorous as the previous two but it did bring a smile to my face. Almost 20 years have gone by since the first stories began. The family has grown and done well for the most part. Most of the family has come full-circle and confirmed that the love in this family can outlast anything that they encounter. I would recommend all 3 of these books and if you can read them in one weekend; you will enjoy it even more.
I started reading O'Carroll's trilogy towards the end of my mother's long battle with cancer and finished 2 weeks after her death. In between being with her, sleeping and trying to take care of my own family, I needed something uplifting to help keep my sanity. These fast paced, light hearted and very witty books did just that. The fact that I could laugh out loud during this stressful time in my life has me ever so grateful that there are writers like O'Carroll out there!
This trilogy follows an Irish family, starting with a young widow and her children, their story and struggles, over almost 20 years. Full of humor, triumph, sadness and tragedy, it is a good look at a working class Irish family and their way of life. Most of the family comes full-circle and confirms that the bonds and love in this family can outlast anything that they encounter along the way. All three books were a quick, fun read.
Arrivederci Mrs. Browne,
Mi mancherete tu e la tua famiglia!
D'accordo, quelli della trilogia non saranno mai considerati dei capolavori letterari, ma hanno il pregio di parlare di cose semplici e di farlo con delicatezza e senza la pretesa di offrire alcuna soluzione se non quella del buonsenso e della leggerezza. Perché in fondo cosa c'è di più bello di una giornata passata serenamente in famiglia?
Mi mancherete tu e la tua famiglia!
D'accordo, quelli della trilogia non saranno mai considerati dei capolavori letterari, ma hanno il pregio di parlare di cose semplici e di farlo con delicatezza e senza la pretesa di offrire alcuna soluzione se non quella del buonsenso e della leggerezza. Perché in fondo cosa c'è di più bello di una giornata passata serenamente in famiglia?
Jul 26, 2010
Sweetman Sweetman
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
yes, as part of the series, not as a stand alone read
Recommended to Sweetman by:
library find, Irish literature
The third of The Mammy series by Brendan O'Carroll. This was the wrapping it up book. A bit overraught in many parts, O'Carroll lost his voice in this in many ways, I think by trying to tie it up. I found the ending a bit maudlin which made Dermot's tale rather unbelievable and dramatic but, hey, go easy on Mr. O'Carroll Sweetman! He told a nice tale in three books. His writing of Irish patois was terrific. I do recommend this if you read the first two but would never declare it could stand on i...more
I couldn't really get involved with the characters in this book - maybe it would have helped if I had read the first two books in the series. 200 pages just wasn't enough to get to know 6 kids, their families and Agnes. I also couldn't really figure Agnes out - I wanted to think of her as this nice sweet Granny but she was really a tough lady and not all that nice. Maybe I'll have to go back and read "The Chisselers" and "The Mammy" and then re-read "The Granny".
Questo terzo episodio mi ha dato una strana sensazione. Non mi è piaciuto come i primi due, ma non me ne volevo separare.
Durante la lettura mi arrabbiavo quando Agnes non parlava, ma mi facevo coinvolgere dalle storie dei suoi figli.
Ero in cerca delle battute di Agnes, quelle battute uniche del primo volume, rare nel secondo e qui del tutto scomparse. Pensavo fossero soprattutto quelle a rendere originale la storia, che altrimenti sarebbe stata abbastanza quotidiana.
O' carroll ci ha fatto cono...more
Durante la lettura mi arrabbiavo quando Agnes non parlava, ma mi facevo coinvolgere dalle storie dei suoi figli.
Ero in cerca delle battute di Agnes, quelle battute uniche del primo volume, rare nel secondo e qui del tutto scomparse. Pensavo fossero soprattutto quelle a rendere originale la storia, che altrimenti sarebbe stata abbastanza quotidiana.
O' carroll ci ha fatto cono...more
Il migliore della trilogia (non si possono dare sei o sette stelline?) che ha come protagonisti Agnes Browne e la sua famiglia allargata. Li ho letti in tre giorni, uno al giorno, ed è difficile separarmene. Ho riso, ho pianto, mi sono appassionata sul serio alle vicende di questa sgangherata famiglia, ho avidamente divorato le pagine per scoprire gli sviluppi della trama. Mi mancheranno tutti, ho raramente provato questo pathos, queste forti emozioni alla fine di un ciclo di romanzi.
Non c'è mo...more
Non c'è mo...more
splendida conclusione della trilogia di Agnes Browne, la dimostrazione che si pu�� essere dolcemente poetici anche descrivendo vicende normali come la vita della protagonista.. dolori e gioie che derivano semplicemente dal vivere dignitosamente ogni giorno della propria vita.
When I read this I had no idea that it was 2nd or 3rd in a trilogy. It didn't really make much of a difference; it just made me want to read the other two. An excellent tale of Ireland during the Depression. A large family and how they coped with little to no money.
The last in the trilogy by Brendan O'Carroll about the Browne family in Dublin, has more unexpected twists and turns that take the story out of Dublin to London and back. Again, the pleasure of reading this book comes with the humor that keeps tragedy in perspective.
Great little series of books! I really grew to love the family and what happened to them as life happened over the years. If you like books about Ireland, families (in good times and bad), and a bit of comedy, you can't go wrong. I think I've found another author to watch!
This one was definitely my favorite of the three! So this is where the Dragonfly story comes from!! It is one of the most inspirational things I have ever heard.
Loved all the life experiences and how the family coped. Belly laughs are the best!
Loved all the life experiences and how the family coped. Belly laughs are the best!
One of four very entertaining books in this series. Fun to read and hard to put down, the books are absorbing, funny, sad, and stocked with marvelous, distinct characters. Highly recommend for hours of plain old reading enjoyment.
Probably the best of the series. Brendan is one of the few authors who can write a story in 200 pages and still manage to surprise you and make you laugh. The characters are so real that its almost sad to leave them behind!
I liked this book! Even though the pieces of the puzzle fit together almost perfectly, the story still does not come off as corny. A great look into an Irish family with interesting characters and story lines.
This book held more sadness than "Mammy" or "The Chisellers" but another wonderful story of true family love, forgiveness and second chances. I love this book and would recommend it to my friends and family.
an overactive grandma that has been the sole support of her seven children,,,thru thick and thin...wonderful dialogue and nonfiction that must have a fictional bases...wonderful...I hate to leave Agnes Browne!
I needed a quick and easy read after She's Come Undone, and this filled the bill. The Granny follows the ups and downs, the joys and devastations of Agnes Browne and her rowdy brood of kids from 1980 until 1992. I alternately laughed aloud, then sobbed by heart out. Nothing left for me to do but to read the two preceeding books to this.
Still very funny/sad. This third book focusus on Dermot and his early adult years. Poignant by times and very bitter sweet. This one made me cry from both sadness and laughter.
This Trilogy has been a suprise for me! I totally enjoyed all three books and this last one The Granny had some bittersweet suprises. Definately in the top of my faves!!!
The last in the series about Mrs. Browne and her children brings Agnes' life to a close. I'm not sorry I read it, but the first stands head and shoulders above the last two.
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Brendan O'Carroll is a comedian, writer, actor and director from Finglas, Dublin, Ireland.
O'Carroll has written six novels, including The Mammy, The Chisslers, The Granny and The Young Wan; a number of these have become best sellers and have been published in other languages
He has also written four films and seven stage plays. These include The Course (1995), Grandad's Sure Lilly's Still Alive(199...more
More about Brendan O'Carroll...
O'Carroll has written six novels, including The Mammy, The Chisslers, The Granny and The Young Wan; a number of these have become best sellers and have been published in other languages
He has also written four films and seven stage plays. These include The Course (1995), Grandad's Sure Lilly's Still Alive(199...more
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