The Visitors' Book - Brossura

Callaghan, Mary Rose

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0863222803 ISBN 13: 9780863222801

Casa editrice: Brandon Books, 2001

Riassunto

Peggy, who's Irish, and Charlie, American, have moved from New York to Dublin, in search of a more peaceful life. Charlie is having a mid-life crisis and has romantic illusions about living in the west; Peggy is more practical and fears returning to the grey streets of her youth. They buy a small house in Dublin 6, and get busy renovating it. But Peggy is certain that Charlie is having an affair with a sexy young poet, and in desperation she turns to her diary, narrating the story of the characters on their street and their first year in the house. Their troubles really begin when friends and relations from America start to visit. Charlie's quarrelsome step-parents want to see the Aran Islands; his romantic Southern cousin wants to marry an Irish redhead; his brilliant Texan grandson is besotted with Shelley, while his hyperactive ex-wife wants to rope them into making a film. And these are only a few of the visitors, all of whom are in search of happiness, which Ireland must miraculously supply. Reality, of course, turns out to be different from the dream, not just for the visitors but also for Peggy and Charlie.

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Recensione

Callaghan takes the romantic visions some Americans have of Ireland and dismantles them with great comic effect . . . It is near impossible not to find some enjoyment in this book, due to the fully-formed character of Peggy who, with her contrasting vulnerability and searing sarcasm, commands and exerts an irresistible charm. --Sunday Tribune

Very, very funny... a brilliantly observed picture of Celtic Tiger Dublin... give yourself a treat. Read it! --Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Brandon Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0863222803
• ISBN 13: 9780863222801
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 288