reviewed live on bookshow by Brian Lowen Nov 2013
Brendon O’Carroll
is the writer and star of the hilarious late night comedy show Mrs Brown’s Boys
where he plays Mrs Brown.
He has written a
trilogy of books about Mrs Brown’s Boys called The Mammy, The Chisellers and
The Granny. These are all great stories and very funny but they do contain
strong language.
This book is
separate from Mrs Brown’s Boys and concerns two families. One is headed by
Kieran Clancy and the other is headed by Sparrow McCabe.
Kieran Clancy is a
policeman in a safe job as a minder to a government minister and longs for the
excitement of being a detective in a crime squad.
Sparrow McCabe was
a professional boxer who was champion of Ireland , but when he fought for the
world championship against a Spanish boxer, and was winning, he failed to
deliver the winning punch that would have won him the World Championship. This
has haunted him all his life and he has now ended up as a driver for Simple
Simon Williams, a crook who controls all the crime in the Dublin suburb of
Snuggstown, together with his two henchmen Teddy and Bubbles.
Kieran Clancy
marries the daughter of the Police Commissioner and manages to get promotion.
He is given the job of heading up the serious crime squad in Snuggstown and so
immediately comes up against Simple Simon and his boys
The battle between
these two forces is the heart of the storey and involves
some brutality and heart wrenching episodes, but also a great deal of hilarity.
I had to put the kindle down to wipe my eyes in one part, when Sparrow was
getting his revenge on Simple Simon, because I had been laughing so much.
A great book. A
lovely story of family life and the problems the man’s job can cause. Very
enjoyable and thoroughly recommended.
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