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Summary: Extremely Enjoyable
Review: Having read and enjoyed "Irish Girls About Town" I picked this book up without a thought the other day. I'm three-quarters of the way through it, and have enjoyed every story except one, which was written in a Scottish brogue (complete with dialect) which made it a rather difficult read. And not only are the stories good, but the proceeds go towards benefiting womens charities in Scotland. Good book for a good cause!
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Summary: Extremely Enjoyable
Review: Having read and enjoyed "Irish Girls About Town" I picked this book up without a thought the other day. I'm three-quarters of the way through it, and have enjoyed every story except one, which was written in a Scottish brogue (complete with dialect) which made it a rather difficult read. And not only are the stories good, but the proceeds go towards benefiting womens charities in Scotland. Good book for a good cause!
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Summary: an awesome collection
Review: I found this book when looking for the works of Jenny Colgan, whose books I enjoy. She is one of the many female Scottish writers whose work is displayed here. I got a great introduction to several authors whose books I would like to read. The stories alternate between amusing (such as when one woman encounters her high school crush while participating on a reality show and gets her revenge) to poignant (when one little girl befriends her next-door neighbor because she thinks her own mother is too dumpy and sad, and instead learns a new way of looking at her life and the adults in it.) All of it is very good. makes me look forward to reading "Irish Girls About Town" next!
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Summary: Unbelievably bad - call these *stories*?!
Review: I wish I could give this collection a positive review. Yes, I know it's for charity. And yes, I enjoyed the similar collections of Irish and English writers - people like Cathy Kelly and Sheila Flanagan and Marian Keyes made the Irish one well worth reading. But this one... Sigh. The fact that I've only heard of about three of the authors is beside the point - and as it happens, the novellas by those I've heard of aren't any better than the others in the collection anyway. My complaint about this book is that there is barely a single novella which actually has an *ending*. From stories which just make me go 'huh?' at the end to stories where I turn a page and suddenly discover that I'm looking at the title page of the next short story, leaving me wondering what the heck the ending is supposed to be... I'm practically speechless. Just give me an *ending*, someone! At this stage I'm not even bothered about whether it's happy or not - *any* kind of ending will do! And that's before I start on those stories where I spend the entire ten pages going 'huh? what the heck is this about?'. Sorry - not worth anyone's money. Just give your cash direct to the charities! wmr-uk
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