{"product_id":"the-granny-9780452281844","title":"The Granny","description":"The \u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e praised \u003cb\u003eBrendan O'Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Mammy\u003c\/b\u003e, as \"Cheerful...as unpretentious and satisfying as a home-cooked meal...with a delicious dessert of an ending.\" With the forthcoming second book in the trilogy, \u003cb\u003eThe Chisellers\u003c\/b\u003e, and a movie about The Mammy (entitled \u003cb\u003eAgnes Browne\u003c\/b\u003e) on the horizon, the world is discovering O'Carroll's uniquely Irish blend of warmth and grittiness, comedy and pathos, as he elevates the lives of ordinary working-class Dublin people--and one extraordinary family--into tales that are small in size but epic in emotion. With the final installment, \u003cb\u003eThe Granny\u003c\/b\u003e, our comedic and lovable heroine, Agnes Browne, has a French lover, six children in their twenties--including one in prison--and a wee grandchild of her own. But the world is spinning fast for Agnes--especially considering that her lover wants her to become \"a sexual animal\" and that her family's far-flung fortune is beyond her control. The members of the Browne family split up to make it in the world on their own until a tragedy brings the brood back together again--and love keeps them that way forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan O'Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e, the youngest of eleven children, was born in Stonybatter, a North Dublin neighborhood, in 1955. He is an acclaimed playwright and Ireland's most popular stand-up comedian. The creator of a hugely successful Irish radio show, \u003cb\u003eMrs. Browne's Boys\u003c\/b\u003e (the genesis of his novels), O'Carroll is also an actor and has a role in the upcoming film version of \u003cb\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/b\u003e. All the books in his Mrs. Browne trilogy were #1 bestsellers in his native Ireland. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914058305810,"sku":"9780452281844","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b18fe54a-02cd-4509-ba2b-697a362d8e3c.jpg?v=1738803826","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-granny-9780452281844","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}