Following on from the success of Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling, we are revisiting its cast of characters with this sequel. The Importance of Being Aisling.
Meet Aisling.
She's a
country girl learning to love the city sophistication of unlimited Pinot
Greej and brunch, though smashed avocado still mystifies her. She can
plan anything, from Secret Santa for her ungrateful
colleagues to a hen party for not one but two brides.
But even Aisling is thrown off course when her job and relationship suddenly go up in smoke.
Life in
the city was supposed to be glamorous and grown-up, but all at once
she's heading home to live with her mother. (Not without a detour to
Vegas first - she's unemployed and single, not dead.)
But
between making new friends and rivals, and finding her eye caught by a
very handsome but very unavailable new man, going home is full of
surprises. Could small town life actually hold the answers
Aisling is missing?
My Thoughts
This book picked up where the bestseller, Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling left off and as far as the main character was concerned, the authors did not miss a beat. There is all the same tone of irreverence and wry observations which remind me so much of the Bridget Jones series of books. There are plenty of secondary characters to add colour to the book and to contribute to its humour.
It is the character of Aisling herself who carries the story through. She is so well observed and as you learn about her family, you glimpse a certain depth behind her facade. There are moving moments as well as outright comedy and it really is a great reflection of life as it is lived with all its imperfections.
In short: A wry look at life with plenty of heart.
About the Authors
Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen conceived the character of
Aisling in their sitting room in 2008, when they began to observe the many
traits, characteristics and quirks of a very particular type of Irish girl; one
they identified around them and one they identified with.
Their first book Oh My God What a Complete Aisling was the
Number One bestselling adult fiction title of 2017 in Ireland and is soon set
to be made into a major film with McLysaght and Breen writing the
screenplay.
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Thanks to the authors and Olivia Thomas of Penguin Random House for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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