{"product_id":"the-mammy-9780452281035","title":"The Mammy","description":"\"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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Anjelica Huston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452281035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.40w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/08\/1999 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/1999 pg. 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1999 pg. 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1999 pg. 1578\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/1999 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brendan O'Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059697811637,"sku":"9780452281035","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_733c99fd-f3b1-4037-962a-4114989937bd.jpg?v=1690297217","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mammy-9780452281035","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}