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is the second book in the Agnes Browne trilogy, recounting the continued story of the Dublin widow and her seven children,
It is wise for the Dubliner and everyone else, too to remember: “If you take on one of Agnes Brownes children, you take on all of them, ”

Agnes is notified that her tenement building will be torn down in an urban renewal project, and she will be relocated to a modern,bedroom, townhome in the suburbs, with electricity, a modern kitchen, indoor plumbing, and room for a garden.
But she doesnt want to leave the Jarro and all her friends besides theres no early morning bus from Finglas to central Dublin, so how will she get to the market before:a to bargain for the best produce for her stand

Her brood is growing up, leaving school with or without graduating, and finding their way in the world.
Mark is the steadfast oldest son, Frankie the wild one who will break her heart, Rory a gentle man with a secret, Dermot a charming rapscallion, Simon a studious and religious boy with a stutter, Cathy the lone girl and blossoming into a young woman, and Trevor the “baby” brother with a genuine gift.
Agnes and her children have gone through some very tough times, but they are making their way and a little success goes a long way to lifting ones spirits.


OCarroll doesnt ignore the difficulties and heartbreak, but he doesnt dwell on them either, And he softens the blows with a generous dose of Irish humor, The Brownes are an engaging lot, and Im happy to spend some time with them,
This is the second book about Agnes Brown and her family however, you don't need to have read the first as it also stands alone, It tells the story of working class people in Dublin and their day to day lives,
I read this book in one sitting, It's so well written and the characters practically leap off the page, From the first page to the last, I thoroughly enjoyed it, Good enough to make me want to read the last book in the trilogy, but not as sharp and funny as the first book in the series: The Mammy.
Gets a bit buried in the sentiment, and a bit too Binchyish, You can read each book in the Agnes Browne series in a day and you should, "The Chisellers" is the second book in the series, My expectations were pretty high after I'd finished "The Mammy" and I wasn't disappointed, Perhaps there was not as much humor in this book, and while I missed that, it didn't stop me from enjoying the story, I love the dialect, I adore Agnes, and her children are a riot, They feel like the neighbors next door, If my neighbors were Irish, And if we lived in a Dublin tenement, In the's. Which we don't. Or didn't. But still.

One thing was a little strange, though, The description led me to believe that the story would be all about the Brownes' forced move to a new home, Not so much. True, the move happens, but it's pretty much a nonevent, Not that it matters, really, It was just odd.

Uprooted from her beloved Jarro, Agnes Brown leaves innercity Dublin forced into the suburbs by the housing authority, Since most of her Jarro neighbors have been relocated to the same area Agnes quickly makes a home for herself and her seven children, The eldest child Mark has become an apprentice carpenter, Frankie falls in with a group of NeoNazi skinheads, Rory is developing a flair for hairdressing a career that does not sit well with brother Frankie and his gang, Dermot becomes quie adept at shoplifting, Simon struggles in school with his stutter, Catherine learns about life and sex vicariously through her best friend Catherine, and the baby Trevor shows amazing artistic ability.


After winning the big pot at the local Bingo Parlor Agnes plans a vacation for herself to visit her sister Dolly in Canada, Mark asks his mother for a loan to help him save the carpentry shop he woks in and loves, She willingly helps Mark but hides her money from Frankie who has now been expelled from school and has become addicted to alcohol and drugs, Frankie and his gang confront a gay young man one evening and beat him nearly to death, When Frankie realizes it is his brother Rory that they attacked he steals his Mother's money and flees to London, The rest of the book deals with Mark's struggle to become a furniture designer and master carpenter and Frankie's fall into further trouble,

This second book in the Agnes Browne trilogy, although not as sunny and comic as the first, is still a wonderful look into the life of a strong Irish mother who loves her family and her friends.
I would love to know Agnes,
The hilarious saga of the Browne family continues, but changes are in the air as the group prepares to relocate from their Dublin tenement to a suburban neighborhood.
The kids are growing up, and finding both love and employment, But, problems exist even in the most loving familes, and the Brownes are no exception,

Some of the bits that made me laugh

Agnes attempts to tell her friend, Carmel, about her daughter's poor behavior:

'You know,' she announced suddenly, 'your Cathy's language has gone to the dogs.
'

Carmel thought for a moment, then began to nod her head, 'D'yeh know, Agnes you're right, It's fuckin' dreadful. And she's an imperint little bitch as well, I think she gets the bad language off the O'Briens in eightyone, fuckers they are, '

Rory attempts to tell his mother about his "lifestyle" decision:

Rory hesitated before breaking what he knew would be earthshattering news to Agnes.
'I I'm gay, Mammy. '

Agnes held onto her smile and said casually, 'That's nice I'm happy too,' and she stood up and began to clean the kitchen,

And, Mark, dressed for the first time in a nice suit, is forced to endure the catcalls, . . of the neighborhood women:

'Hey, Mark!' Mrs, Williams called. 'Would you risk it for a biscuit'

'Go on outa that, Mark Browne,' Mrs, Troy called, 'wiggle your arse when you go by us, yeh fine thing!'

Good times, good times,

I was tempted to only give this one four, as most of the book is not as funny as the first, but the last third really picks up the pace, AND the laughs, and finishes strong, though with a sad reminder that even if happy times predominate, life ain't all hearts and flowers.
A little slow to begin with but it got a lot better as the book went on : Plenty of charm and humor is this tale of Agnes Brown and her crew of seven kids in Dublin circa.
She always seems to make ends meet with income from her vegetable stand and work some of her oldest kids do, Her eldest Mark is studying to be a carpenter and works to pull off a plan to save a furniture factory from going under, Dermot is smart and popular, but uses brain for brilliant shoplifting, Poor sweet Simon has a terrible stutter, The one who really breaks her heart is Manny, who has taken to running with skinheads and dreams of becoming a drug dealer, Unfortunately, her kind son Rory, who is studying hair dressing and is secretly gay, is subject to bullying from the very gang Manny runs with, As Agnes rides the triumphs and crises of her kids lives, she dreams of winning big on bingo, finding true love in a slowly developing romance, Another crisis is the landlords plan to move all the families from the tenement she lives in to a new project in a more suburban location, The first in the series, “The Mammy”, was fresh and funny, Here the humor is toned down, the sense of vibrant life in this struggling family still makes a heartwarming diversion for readers jaded by too made dark stories, Leggermente

meno bello del primo volume, questo romanzo risente del fatto che la penna di O'Caroll si concentri sulla prole di Agnes invece che su di lei niente da dire sui ragazzi, sono tutti a loro modo simpatici ma l'atmosfera di questo romanzo è più malinconica e delicata, non si ride più con le lacrime agli occhi, le lacrime scendono ma per la commozione.

C'è da dire che questo secondo volume mi è parso più attuale del primo, i ragazzi affrontano la vita e i loro problemi senza esagerazioni ma affrontando temi che oggigiorno sono quotidiani.

L'autore mette in scena anche due personaggi negativi ma nonostante tutte le avventure/disavventure il destino farà il suo corso e vincerà sempre il bene,
Concludendo, I marmocchi di Agnes è un bel romanzo ma la marcia in più è data dal personaggio di Agnes che rende tutto più divertente,
Non vedo l'ora di proseguire questa saga, "Nice. " I think that's the best way to sum up this short novel, which describes a workingclass family in Dublin in the's, Agnes is a single mother who struggles to keep herchildren fed, We follow her fortunes as she is forced to move to new government housing out of the city's center, and the myriad issues of her children: homosexuality, lousy jobs, drugs, skinhead culture, stuttering, poor academics, etc.


Despite these rather dark topics, this is not a depressing book, Rather, it is warm and loving, and funny at times, While the plot is rather predictable, is is satisfying, You cheer for the good guys and hiss at the villains, Don't look for any deep philosophical truths in this book that's not what it's trying to do, Rather, read it for a simple story about mostly adorable people, Anche il secondo volume della saga di Agnes Browne non delude, Storia avvincente in ogni suo punto, mai banale ne scontata, i suoi figli non sono da meno, Just as much fun to read as the first one, The kids are a little older, and the problems and challenges and also the joys are a little more mature, Love the dialogue, love the characters, love the family, I thought I had allin the trilogy, but it turns out I havea stand alone about Agnes' childhood, Eagerly waiting for the missing book to come in so I can spend some more time with the Browne family, The second in The Mammy series, This book takes the reader deeper into the dark corners of the family, their faults and secrets come to light and are dealt with in either a lighthearted or in a not dealing with this manner.
It's well done because that's the way the Irish deal with the miseries and misfortunes of lifewell, my Irish heritage does anyway, The children become real as they grow and Agnes is literally spread a bit thin, She's the heart of the family that is essentially raising itself as she works nearly around the clock then spends a fair amount of time in pubs or on dates with her new French amour.
It's a good read, a true Irish voice within the writing rings honestly and I do recommend it, This is the second book in the Agnes Brown trilogy, I read the first book, The Mammy several years ago and loved it, Agnes Brown is a widow with seven children living in Dublin, This book continues the story of The Mammy, The book is poignant and funny at the same time, A great read. The Chisellers is the second book of the Mrs Browne trilogy this trilogy is he inspiration behind the very successful TV series Mrs Browns Boys,

This book is startsyears after the firstand Agnes Browne and her children are being forced to move from the Jarro in Dublin to a new housing estate in the country.
It focuses more on her children chisellers this time from the eldest, Mark, who is on his way to owning his own business building furniture down to the youngest one, Trevor, who is considered by his school as a “national treasure” with his artistic skills.
Thrown in is the black sheep of the family, Frankie, who gets involved with skinheads, drugs and gangsters,

Overall, again as with the first this is a wellwritten book where the characters come to life, It is filled with humour with my favourite being that when they move they had a new fridge that they used to store things like bread in but it wasmonths before Agnes realised that she had to actually plug it in! Without giving too much away this is a fun story with the message remaining the same, always look out for your family if you mess with one child of Agnes Browne, you mess with them all.


I highly recommend that you order this trilogy right away, they will have you engrossed right to the last page,

Now off to start reading the last part of the trilogy: The Granny,

Rating:/Davvero carino pure questo!
Qui Agnes haanni e deve fare i conti con Frankie ahia!, Cathy sedicenne innamorata, Simon, Rory gay, Trevor artista geniale e Mark che è il vero protagonista di queste pagine!
Talmente brillante da meritarsi cinque stelle! Sono state per mepagine di puro piacere.
Fa bene al cuore e alla mente,
Agnes si girò sulla sedia e guardò, Quella che una volta era stata la normale finestra di una scuola, larga due metri e alta uno, era stata dipinta come una vetrata istoriata, con la scena dellUltima Cena.
I colori usati erano forti e brillanti, e il pasto che doveva essere alla base del rito cristiano sembrava una festa, non la solita veglia funebre, Quellartista doveva avere una spiritualità diversa dalla maggior parte delle persone, La finestra era meravigliosa nei giorni di sole ci si poteva immaginare lufficio pieno di colori, Lopera darte serviva anche per distrarre lattenzione della gente dalla grande incrinatura, a forma di mezzaluna, nellangolo superiore destro della finestra, Agnes si voltò di nuovo verso Miss Conway,
“E allora” chiese.
“Lha fatta suo figlio!” dichiarò tutta fiera Miss Conway,
“Piccolo bastardo! Questa volta lo ammazzo di botte, per la miseria! Quanto mi costerà farla sostituire”
Agnes non aveva visto lopera darte, ma solo lincrinatura, Succede di frequente con i genitori dei bambini dotati,
“Il dipinto, Mrs Browne, Suo figlio è lautore del dipinto”
anobii, Apr,