The Granny

by Brendan O'Carroll

Book Overview

The New York Times Book Review praised Brendan O'Carroll's first novel, The Mammy, as Cheerful...as unpretentious and satisfying as a home-cooked meal...with a delicious dessert of an ending. With the forthcoming second book in the trilogy, The Chisellers, and a movie about The Mammy (entitled Agnes Browne) on the horizon, the world is discovering O'Carroll's uniquely Irish blend of warmth and grittiness, comedy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452281849
• ISBN13: 9780452281844
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The Best of the Trilogy!

The Granny by Brendan O'Carroll is the third and last book in the trilogy which began with The Mammy. And its only fitting that in my opinion this is the best book of the three. It's hard to believe that the girl Agnes of The Young Wan and mother and widow of The Mammy is now a grandmother but that's exactly what happens when her oldest son's wife has a baby. And while Agnes is adjusting to this endearing term, she still has her other five children to worry about. Her daughter isn't very happily married it appears, oen son lands in prison and anotehr one moves far away from home to puruse his dreams of being an artist. And in a hilarious scene, Pierre, Agnes's lover attempts to adds some excitement to their love lives. While this is one of the sadder books in the trilogy it is true to life and has a fitting ending. Agnes is finally reunited with all of her children and grandchildren and knows that in addition to loving them, she is also loved by them. I hated to end this book since Agnes and her family were like mmebers of my family while I read this book. Even now I continue to think about them and hope they are well. I hope that the author will continue to either write about Agnes's children or he will write a new book about an equally wonderful character as Agnes Browne.

This was the perfect ending to a great trilogy

The Granny was great. It wasn't overdone and had just th right mixture to finish off this great trilogy without letting you down.Brendan O'Carroll did a spectaular job, again. He giave us just the right mixture of laughter and tears. Again you were on the edge of your seat wondering what would be next. There were a few items that he illuded to but you knew the out come of each illusion before he let on and you were ok with that it make you feel smarter and like a member of the family.As with the other book the ending was perfect, simple, sweet and honest. There are no Hollywood endings here and not everything happens the way you think it should.Buy all the books at the same time and become a member of the Browne clan. It's worth the trip.

Completion Of The Perfect Trilogy

Mr. Brendan O'Carroll has created with, "The Mammy", "The Chisellers", and, "The Granny", a trilogy that is exceptionally well written, a joy to read, and an alternative Irish Tale. I differentiate this work from the more familiar read about an Irish Family, for while the life of this Family is far from perfect, it is not extreme in its portrayal of the darker sides of people, be they Irish, or in the case of this book, French or Jewish as well. Of the three books this could be noted as the one that brings events together too neatly, especially when a given outcome is positive. I believe this appraisal would be unfair, as the Author balances the experiences of his characters, and even if he had favored the positive, why would that be deserving of scorn?This book does bring certain threads of the story to a conclusion. The Author could easily continue the stories of this Family, or a given member, but the trilogy; I believe should stand by itself.Once again the third book takes place when additional time has passed. The Browne Children are children no longer, and with offspring of their own the cycle begins again with the newest of the Brownes. Agnes transitions from Mammy to Granny, as her children take their place as Mammies and Dads to children of there own. Some of the new Families are traditional, some less so, however as in the previous two books while ignorance and the ugly behavior it breeds is not hidden, overall acceptance and tolerance are great virtues of this man's work.The three works are as close to faultless storytelling as I have read, and I hope I can look forward to many more books by this Author. He will have a tremendous challenge to repeat this success, but as he has done it three times in succession, waiting for additional novels should not be a wait in vain.If you come to the end of this book and your eyes are not at least full, see your Doctor. Your tear ducts are clogged.Mr. O'Carroll my sincere thanks.

I just love Brendan O' Carroll!

I have soaked up all three of O'Carroll's books. Please write more! Do not read the P.S. below if you don't want to know what happens in the end. These books are heart-warming stories of a tight-knit, affectionate, loving family and make me laugh out loud.P.S. Can you please bring Agnes Browne back?

O'Caroll just gets better.

If a story can get better, this is the one. Brendan O'Carroll is a master of writing. His discriptions of the people and the places and the time is so good. If you only read one story this year make it Mrs Brownes and her boys. The Granny.