Agnes Browne Agnes Browne, (Paperback)

from jnwelch

The Mammy is a charmer, set in working class Dublin in the 1960s. Agnes Browne is the Mammy. She sells fruits and vegetables in a local outdoor market with her friend Marion; the two of them can exchange snark with the best of them. Agnes is recently widowed, raising seven kids. The oldest, Mark,...

from Crazymamie

When we meet her, Agnes Browne has been recently widowed, and she and her best friend Marion are in line to register her family for social services. Suspicious of the forms, Agnes does her best to answer the clerk's questions: "'Now, what was the cause of death?' 'A hunter,' Agnes said. 'Was he s...

from jessibud2

Such a sweet, down-to-earth story. Agnes Browne is newly widowed, a working class Irish mom of 7, just trying to get through her days in the 1960s Dublin, with dignity, and hope and humour. She is best friend to Marion, supportive mom to her eldest teenage son, and Number One Defender to her youn...

from aglater

Here is one of those cases where a book group choice gave me a real treat. I wouldn't have picked this book out on my own, and I ended up really enjoying it. There were sections where I actually laughed out loud. It is filled with fun characters and plenty of humor.

from lit_chick

"Sometimes this turbulent, tragic, sad and busy world turns on its head and comes to a sudden halt just to accommodate somebody's dream ..." Agnes Browne, a young widow struggling to raise seven children in a North Dublin neighbourhood in the 1960s is The Mammy. Mother, father, and referee for he...