Irish Girls about Town

The stories are not chock full of [adult relations], strip teases, or other various corny, READ: laughable scenes. I think this is a breath of much needed fresh air that definitely sets this "romance" anthology apart from any of the ones written by "American" women writers that I have attempted to read. These stories just flat out rely on humor, wit, and charm, not CHEAPNESS to carry the plots. Very impressive I think.

The stories were short. Which is great when you are in a reading environment that gets interrupted a lot (like, say you are supposed to be doing your job for example).

The stories are cute and very well written. Ok, I wasn't impressed with some of them, but the majority are very well written, quick reads that are cute, sassy, and totally fun. Don't worry about actually falling asleep on the job with this book. This might sound stupid, but the style of these Irish women writers makes their stories flow well.

Pick up this book as your next romance anthology read, or any light read for that matter, and PLEASE skip the Kasey Michaels and the Lori Foster anthologies!


Irish Charm and Humor At Its Best!   April 11, 2004
Caroline P. Hampton (Columbus, Ohio USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I went into this book looking for new offerings from my favorite authors, Maeve Binchy, Marian Keyes and Cathy Kelly ---- but, I was really surprised and excited to find charming tales from a few new authors.

I love the Irish sense of humor, voice and charm. I love everything about it --- the tone and absolute honesty that these female authors have. They cover the full aspect of woman's issues --- love, money, hardship, family, etc..... you got it. Everything you can think of.

I love this short story collections and think that "Irish Girls About Town" is certainly one of the best and a good I would recommend to everyone!

Cheers!


Lighthearted, easy read   December 31, 2003
Katherine M. Deweese (Tacoma, WA United States)
I'm an Irish girl, so I picked up this book at my local store. I loved reading short stories by female Irish authors I hadn't read before. Good introduction to many new voices. I took my time reading this book (took it on a couple trips); the short-story format really lent itself to that. There were some very touching stories and some very funny stories. There is definitely something for everyone.


author wishes to thank reviewers!!!   October 28, 2003
catherine barry (Dublin 3,, ..... Ireland)
Catherine Barry, the author of 'The 28th Day' in 'irish Girls about town' wishes to thank the reviewers for their wonderful warm compliments about her short story on pmt! Her novels 'The house that jack built' and 'Null and Void' can be purchased on www.amazon.co.uk
Thanks to all readers for taking the time to write a review!
Sincerely,
Catherine Barry.