Irish Girls About Town

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Summary: Irish Charm and Humor At Its Best!
Review: I went into this book looking for new offerings from my favorite authors, Maeve Binchy, Marian Keyes and Cathy Kelly ---- but, I was really surprised and excited to find charming tales from a few new authors.

I love the Irish sense of humor, voice and charm. I love everything about it --- the tone and absolute honesty that these female authors have. They cover the full aspect of woman's issues --- love, money, hardship, family, etc..... you got it. Everything you can think of.

I love this short story collections and think that "Irish Girls About Town" is certainly one of the best and a good I would recommend to everyone!

Cheers!

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Summary: Chock-full of Irish Charm
Review: I'm normally not a fan of short story collections, but two of my favorite authors, Maeve Binchy and Marian Keyes, contributed so I thought I'd give it a shot. I must say that this is one of the better collections I've read. All of the stories were interesting with the exception of one that I didn't particularly care for. However, the reading experience was very relaxing and most of the stories were fun and easy to read.

My favorite story is the one told by Cathy Kelly about two friends who take a roadtrip in the United States. I also enjoyed the offering by Morag Prunty about an older, single woman who takes a chance on answering a personal ad. The one I didn't really care for was by Gemma O'Conner -- her writing ability is not the complaint; the story didn't make sense to me and definitely did not fit in the "about town" or "irish girls" theme.

The best thing about this book is the fact that it gave me the chance to sample stories by new-to-me Irish authors. Plus the short story format made it easy to read along with another novel. I highly recommend this collection, especially to readers who aren't fans of short stories. I think this one might turn a few heads.

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Summary: the best book of short stories i've ever read!
Review: Irish Girls About Town has to be one of the best books that I have ever read. I was visiting my grandma one day and I got bored so she handed it to me, telling me that Maeve Binchy was one of her favorite authors, and that I would probably like her too. From the moment I heard the title of the book, I was interested, but reluctant to read it since I don't usually enjoy short stories. The first few stories were a little bit different, but once I got to Thelma, Louise, and the Lurve Gods, I could never put the book down. That was absolutely one of the most romantic stories I have ever read. The sexual humor was also enticing. All in all, I finished the book in a day and a half, wishing I could read it over and over and over until I got bored with it. WHAT A GREAT BOOK!