The Importance of Being Aisling

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Incredibly funny, warm, fabulous, how do they do it? -- Marian Keyes Hilariously funny, but often very moving too. Aisling is the real Voice of Ireland -- John Boyne Praise for Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling * - * This hilarious and heart-warming book had us alternately laughing and crying. The year's funniest book to date * Hello * Both Aisling and the novel have a great big thumping heart * Sunday Times * Excellent craic that will have you shedding a tear as well as laughing your socks off * Fabulous * Oh lads! This book! There aren't enough words for how much I love it. It's feicin' HILAIRE and very touching -- Marian Keyes You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to invest in a shumper (though not for going OUT OUT) and as soon as you've finished it, you'll want to reread this hilarious novel, which will also get you in the right feels * Red Online * With witty dialogue, sharp observations and piles of humour, this is a riot of a read, but with plenty of depth, too - we found ourselves choking up as well as, erm . . . peeing with laughter * Heat, The Funny One * Her voice leaps off the page . . . it's this depth of character and eye for detail that makes comparisons with Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones series spot-on * Independent * Funny and touching . . . we fell in love with the heroine of Oh My God What a Complete Aisling, about a small-town girl in Dublin * Good Housekeeping * This quickfire tragi-comedy is bursting with clever one-liners and acute observations * Sunday Express * A runaway success . . . it's an uplifting romcom that combines elements of Bridget Jones and Four Weddings with Father Ted -- Kirsty Lang, BBC Radio 4 Front Row This hilarious Irish bestseller, which came to life via a viral Facebook page, follows country girl Aisling as she moves from her hometown to big city living in Dublin. She's sweet, a little clueless but a force to be reckoned with * Buzzfeed * Aisling is an absolute gem of a character and this book is a breath of fresh air * Sun * Hilarious . . . A well-crafted tale with warmth and emotion * Woman Magazine * It's sweet and it's funny and it's moving and it's perfect * The Pool * My unofficial autobiography -- Aisling Bea An utter ray of sunshine * Red * The funniest, warmest, loveliest book I've read in so long. The characters are so hilarious and relatable, I laughed non-stop and genuinely didn't want it to end -- Lucy Vine I've spent the last forty-eight hours laughing my head off at this novel . . . but it's not just comic, there's a real heart to it and it's often very moving -- John Boyne One of my fave novels of 2017. It really does remind me of Marian Keyes -- Louise O'Neill If I had a book of the year award for 2017 it would go to Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling . . . It left me giggling at some pages and sobbing at others -- Sinead Crowley One of the funniest books I've read in twenty years -- Paul Howard