In this sequel to THE MAMMY, set in 1973, Agnes Browne is a widow trying to raise her seven children (the "chisellers" of the title) in public housing. She has an immigrant boyfriend (a pizza maker named Pierre), one son who's about to lose his job as an apprentice to a furniture maker, and another who's a skinhead and becomes involved in an episode of violence that hits close to home. Mrs. Browne is unfailingly feisty but also human and vulnerable. O'Carroll's series of novels about her and her family provide a humorous, touching look at life in Dublin's inner city.

The bestselling author of the Mrs. Browne trilogy brings back Agnes Browne, the delightful heroine of The Mammy, as she struggles to cope with the continuing demands of parenting seven rambunctious children while also trying to keep the family from being evicted from their tenement home in the name of urban renewal, with the help of her persistent suitor, Pierre. Original.

The bestselling author of the Mrs. Browne trilogy brings back Agnes Browne, the delightful heroine of The Mammy, as she struggles to cope with the continuing demands of parenting seven rambunctious children while also trying to keep the family from being evicted from their tenement home in the name of urban renewal, with the help of her persistent suitor, Pierre. Original.