M for Mammy

Paperback Published on: 03/10/2019
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Synopsis

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

'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 family as complicated as the Augustts, it's not always what is spoken that makes the most sense.

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
'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

Publisher information

  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • ISBN: 9781473672376
  • Number of pages: 432
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 32 mm
  • Weight: 300g
  • Languages: English

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M for Mammy
A Sad and Heart-Breaking Tale!
I think this is one where I may well be out of step with popular opinion; I found it to be a sad read, and at times struggled to get through to the end. A... READ MORE
GraceJReviewerlady.net
M for Mammy
Interesting style of writing
I really wanted to like this book. The Augustt family sounded an interesting bunch. Dad is out of work, Jenny is old beyond her years, probably from being ... READ MORE
Maggie Macdonald
M for Mammy
Funny, poignant and brilliant
M for mammy by Eleanor O’Reilly “M for mammy” is a challenging but brilliant portrayal of autism and its impact on family life. For me a key ingredient o... READ MORE
Richard  Wright
M for Mammy
Not my cup of tea
I didn't enjoy it very much. The book became a snooze after about halfway. With an uneventful, mundane story and so unnecessarily descriptive, I suggest bo... READ MORE
Jack O'Reilly
M for Mammy
Not my cup of tea
I didn't enjoy it very much. The book became a snooze after about halfway. With an uneventful, mundane story and so unnecessarily descriptive, I suggest bo... READ MORE
Jack O'Reilly
M for Mammy
Not my cup of tea
I didn't enjoy it very much. The book became a snooze after about halfway. With an uneventful, mundane story and so unnecessarily descriptive, I suggest bo... READ MORE
Jack O'Reilly
M for Mammy
Not very good
Meh. Didn’t like it to be honest:/
Olivia Ford