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    Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling!: Just a Small-Town Girl Living in a Notions World

    By Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

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    Aisling is twenty-eight and she’s a complete ... Aisling. She lives at home in Ballygobbard (or Ballygobackwards, as some gas tickets call it) with her parents and commutes to her good job at PensionsPlus in Dublin.

    Aisling goes out every Saturday night with her best friend Majella, who is a bit of a hames (she’s lost two phones already this year – Aisling has never lost a phone). They love hoofing into the Coors Light if they’re 'Out', or the vodka and Diet Cokes if they re 'Out Out'.

    Ais spends two nights a week at her boyfriend John’s. He’s from down home and was kiss number seventeen at her twenty-first.

    But Aisling wants more. She wants the ring on her finger. She wants the hen with the willy straws. She wants out of her parents’ house, although she’d miss Mammy turning on the electric blanket like clockwork and Daddy taking her car 'out for a spin' and bringing it back full of petrol.

    When a week in Tenerife with John doesn’t end with the expected engagement, Aisling calls a halt to things and soon she has surprised herself and everyone else by agreeing to move into a three-bed in Portobello with stylish Sadhbh from HR and her friend, the mysterious Elaine.

    Newly single and relocated to the big city, life is about to change utterly for this wonderful, strong, surprising and funny girl, who just happens to be a complete Aisling.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGill Books
    Release dateAug 31, 2017
    ISBN9780717179800
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    Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling!: Just a Small-Town Girl Living in a Notions World
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    Emer McLysaght

    Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen are co-authors of the bestselling, award-winning Aisling series. Together their books have sold over 400,000 copies. Emer McLysaght has worked extensively in journalism and radio and is a columnist at The Irish Times She knows the N7 like the back of her hand and lives in Dublin 8. Sarah Breen began her career in magazines and now writes a parenting column for the Sunday Times Ireland. She lives in Dublin 7 and dreams of the day Oasis will reunite.

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    • 5/5
      What a complete Aisling can be considered a late coming of age novel. 28 years old and in love with her boyfriend John, Aisling is looking for the wedding ring. When John fails to deliver after 7 years of dating, Aisling breaks up with him and tries to move her life on. But naturally moving on is not so simple, what with her dad being ill and all. New friendships, new relationships, new adventures all combine together in a humorous and engaging novel. Beware though, if you are not acquainted with Ireland or Irish slang, this is not the novel for you.
    • 3/5
      This book would not normally have attracted my attention but was highly recommended by a friend. It was like a breath of fresh air and there were moments when I laughed so much that I ached! There are some moments of serious reflection but the real strength of the book is the instantly recognisable characters and Aisling's "voice". Not quite a four* read but it deserves three and a half!
    • 5/5
      So relatable. Not to heavy .A great book for holidays.
    • 5/5
      This book was the perfect fix for my heartsickness for Ireland. I could hear the lilt of the accent. The authors made me love Aisling and root for her, even when she was being an eejit. Wonderful read. Treat yourself, you won't be sorry. It's time well-spent. I was lucky enough to discover the sequel first, so I enjoyed this with no let down waiting for the next book.