| Irish Girls Are Back in Town (Original) Original Edition Contributor(s): Ahern, Cecelia (Author), Scanlan, Patricia (Author), O'Connor, Gemma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743499263 ISBN-13: 9780743499262 Publisher: Downtown PR OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2005 Annotation: The newest delightful collection of 19 hilarious and heartwarming stories about love, friendship, and family from the most popular Irish women authors writing today, including Cecelia Ahern, Patricia Scanlan, Gemma O'Connor, and Sarah Webb. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004061751 |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.39" W x 8.28" (0.74 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Scanlan, Patricia: - Patricia Scanlan was born in Dublin, where she still lives. All of her books have been #1 international bestsellers, most recently With All My Love, A Time for Friends, and Orange Blossom Days. Patricia is the series editor and a contributing author to the Open Door series. Find out more by visiting Patricia's Facebook page at Facebook.com/PatriciaScanlanAuthor. |