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Irish Girls Are Back in Town [Paperback]

Cecelia Ahern (Author), Patricia Scanlan (Author), Gemma O'Connor (Author)

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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Downtown Press (Mar 1 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743499263
ISBN-13: 978-0743499262
Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.7 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 340 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #247,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The gimmicky stories in this anthology of Irish chick lit address familiar female concerns: struggles with money, food, sex and relationships. In Martina Devlin's "At Least There'll Be Diamonds," the superficial protagonist is so desperate to marry for money that she weds another woman—even though she's straight. Kathy Reynolds, the financially strapped heroine of Patricia Scanlan's "Facades," learns to value the other riches in her happily married life when she sees the pain of her wealthy but lonely friend, Mari. Morag Prunty's "Spinning Sugar" depicts the relationship between a curmudgeonly male pastry chef and his gluttonous, overweight best customer. He teaches her to savor her food, and she learns to eat for quality as opposed to quantity. These stories turn on trick endings and always impart a lesson, but too often the moral leaves the heroine put meekly in her place. A notable exception to the chastened-heroine formula is Clare Dowling's "Deep Throat," which centers on housewives empowered by pornography. Though these light stories often entertain, readers looking for complex portraits of strong, independent women may be disappointed by this collection. (Mar.)
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You thought you'd heard the whole story?

They painted the town green in the acclaimed international bestseller Irish Girls About Town. Now

Irish Girls Are Back In Town

...and their unique charm resonates throughout this high-spirited gathering of first-rate short fiction! So cozy up with some of today's best Irish women writers -- many favorites from the first Irish Girls collection and some lively newcomers -- as they spin nineteen all-new tales ranging from poignant and heartwarming to provocative and outright hilarious.

Against the madcap setting of a bingo hall, Cecelia Ahern conjures a woman's memories of her domineering mother in "The Calling"...Patricia Scanlan unwraps the truth behind "Façades" when two friends reconnect at the holidays. Are they as happy and successful as they appear?...A resolute widow pieces together a shocking betrayal -- and vows to outdo her competition -- in Gemma O'Connor's deliciously twisted "Dinner with Annie"...Sarah Webb reveals "How Emily Got Promoted" -- and how a little bit of luck can make a working girl's day.

Plus other wonderful entries from

Una Brankin · Marita Conlon-McKenna · Martina Devlin Clare Dowling · Catherine Foley · Áine Greaney · Suzanne Higgins · Rosaleen Linehan · Joan O'Neill · Julie Parsons · Deirdre Purcell · Morag Prunty · Tina Reilly · Mary Ryan · Annie Sparrow

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2.0 out of 5 stars Irish Girls are Back in Town, Dec 15 2005

By Gloria Marino "GMarino" - Published on Amazon.com

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Found few good short stories but overall, I was disappointed by the majority of authors. Wouldn't recommend it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars solid but darker than the previous romps, Mar 23 2005

By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Irish Girls Are Back in Town (Paperback)

The fourth edition of this annual anthology that raises money for charity is surprisingly different in tone than the previous "Girls in Town" collections as these contributions are much darker than the previous Irish, American and Scottish romps. The tales are for the most part well written though some chick lit quirky twists in a few stories seem out of place. Overall the contributions appear more realistic yet paradoxically in many cases the lead male comes across acrimoniously nasty hiding behind the veneer of keeping women safe from themselves. Not for everyone, generally IRISH GIRLS ARE BACK IN TOWN is a solid at times amusing but also at other moments cynically depressing look at relationships in which misery loves miserable company as seen by nineteen female Irish authors including strong entries by Patricia Scanlan, Cecilia Ahern and especially Clare Dowling.

Harriet Klausner

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Depressing and boring, July 11 2005

By Julia "Bookworm27" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Irish Girls Are Back in Town (Paperback)

I liked the first book so much better compared to this one. These stories started off being good but towards the middle to end I couldn't get through any of them. They weren't "feel good" stories like the first book. It's much different than the other chick lit short story anthologies out there.

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