PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Eleanor O'Reilly is a teacher of English and Classical Studies who has an MA in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University. She has been awarded several literary prizes, including the 2015 RTE Francis McManus Radio Short Story Award and the 2013 William Trevor International Short Story Award, and has been shortlisted for several others, including the 2016 Colm Toibin Literary Award. She lives in Ireland with her husband Brian Kelly, their daughter Ella Kelly, and a whole menagerie of pets. M for Mammy is her debut novel.
Strong and taut - Literary Hub M is for Mammy. It's also for Marvellous! What a wonderful story - in turns heart-breaking, heart-warming, and hilarious (which is not an easy combination to pull off). Also, Granny Mae-Anne is a FABULOUS creation . . . Eleanor, it's a glorious debut A heartfelt debut about love, understanding and the complicated ties of family - Prima Channelling the warm heart and good cheer of Marian Keyes, this debut novel from O'Reilly . . . tells the very amusing story of the Augustt family. We meet the son who doesn't speak, the mother who's had a stroke, the granny who talks enough for the lot of them - and the daughter who's decided to write it all down. - Irish Independent Lovely, sharp, compassionate, well-observed writing I really enjoyed this, Eleanor is a lovely writer - Sheila O'Flanagan Rambunctious - Irish Times A cracking good read . . . more characters like the formidable, feisty Granny, please! LOVED HER. - The Book Scoop
