Oh My God What a Complete Aisling - Hardcover

Emer McLysaght; Sarah Breen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241361729 ISBN 13: 9780241361726

Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

PRE-ORDER the No. 1 Irish bestseller . . . THE FUNNIEST BOOK YOU WILL READ THIS YEAR.

'There aren't enough words for how much I love it' Marian Keyes

Everyone knows an Aisling:

Loves going Out Out, but secretly scared of liquid eyeliner.
Happy to drink the bar dry, but will bring her own coaster if necessary.
Would rather die than miss a cooked hotel breakfast, but can calculate the Points in a Snickers at fifty paces.

Aisling's the girl with a heart of gold, but a boyfriend who still hasn't made a peep about their Big Day even after seven years.

But then a disastrous romantic getaway shows Aisling that it's time to stop waiting around and leave John behind for the bright lights of Dublin. After she's wailed her way through Adele's Greatest Hits, that is.

Between glamorous new flatmates, a scandal at work and finding herself in a weird love square, Aisling is ready to take on the big city. So long as she has her umbrella with her.

'An utter ray of sunshine' Red

'It's sweet and it's funny and it's moving and it's perfect' The Pool

'Both Aisling and the novel have a great big thumping heart' Sunday Times

'I've spent the last forty-eight hours laughing my head off at this novel . . . but it's not just comic, there's a real heart to it and it's often very moving' John Boyne, the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

About this title

About the Author

Emer McLysaght (Author) 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. Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling was an instant sensation in their native Ireland and the Number One bestselling adult fiction title of 2017. Emer McLysaght is the former editor of The Daily Edge and has worked extensively in journalism and radio. Sarah Breen is a journalist whose work has appeared in Stellar, Image, U, the Irish Independent and The Gloss.

Review

My unofficial autobiography -- Aisling Bea Her voice leaps off the page . . . it's this depth of character and eye for detail that makes comparisons with Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones series spot-on * The Independent * This hilarious and heart-warming book had us alternately laughing and crying. The year's funniest book to date * Hello * A runaway success . . . it's an uplifting romcom that combines elements of Bridget Jones and Four Weddings with Father Ted -- Kirsty Lang * BBC Radio 4 Front Row * Aisling is an absolute gem of a character and this book is a breath of fresh air * The Sun * With witty dialogue, sharp observations and piles of humour, this is a riot of a read, but with plenty of depth, too - we found ourselves choking up as well as, erm . . . peeing with laughter * Heat, The Funny One * Oh lads! This book! There aren't enough words for how much I love it. It's feicin' HILAIRE and very touching -- Marian Keyes Excellent craic that'll have you shedding a tear as well as laughing your socks off * Fabulous Magazine * It's sweet and it's funny and it's moving and it's perfect * The Pool * An utter ray of sunshine * Red * Both Aisling and the novel have a great big thumping heart -- Eithne Shortall * Sunday Times * I've spent the last forty-eight hours laughing my head off at this novel . . . but it's not just comic, there's a real heart to it and it's often very moving -- John Boyne This book is the funniest, warmest, loveliest book I've read in so long. The characters are so hilarious and relatable, I laughed non-stop and genuinely didn't want it to end -- Lucy Vine One of my fave novels of 2017. It really does remind me of Marian Keyes -- Louise O'Neill If I had a book of the year award for 2017 it would go to Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling . . . It left me giggling at some pages and sobbing at others -- Sinead Crowley A book so good, so funny, that it made two strangers talk to each other on a London tube train -- Sarra Manning * Red * One of the funniest books I've read in twenty years -- Paul Howard I had expected this delightful book to be funny and it really, really is. But I never expected the feels. I didn't expect big fat tears to roll down my country face -- Tara Flynn * Irish Times * A loving ode to a certain type of Irish woman that's hilarious, comforting and warm. A hot water bottle of a book, if you will * The Daily Edge * Sweet, charming, funny and poignant * The Journal *

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241361729
• ISBN 13: 9780241361726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368