August Book Club: The Mammy
Join us in the new Irish Cultural Center Book Club. We’ll enjoy good craic and delve into Irish and Irish-American literature, with guided discussion in a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere. This event is open to all, Patrons and the general public.
Our August meeting will take place on Thursday, August 10 from 5:30–6:30 pm in the Celtic Room at the Trinity Pub. Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes early to get settled, perhaps grab a drink, mix and mingle. You are welcome to stay after at the Trinity Pub to socialize with dinner or drinks.
We are reading “The Mammy” by Brendan O’Carroll. Like the novels of Roddy Doyle, “The Mammy” 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.
To Register
The Book Club is free to join. Please pre-register so we know how many people to expect. Register online >
About “The Mammy”
“Mammy” is what Irish children call their mothers and The Mammy is Agnes Browne—a widow struggling to raise seven children in a North Dublin neighborhood in the 1960s.
Popular Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll 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. (text from Amazon.com)
Available from several vendors online or your favorite local book shop. Or, check your local library.
• Amazon.com (new)
• Better Worlds Books (used)