Irish Girls About Town: An Anthology of Short Stories (2002)

by Maeve Binchy (Contributor)

Other authors: Catherine Barry (Contributor), Colette Caddle (Contributor), Martina Devlin (Contributor), Catherine Dunne (Contributor), Cathy Kelly (Contributor) — 10 more, Marian Keyes (Contributor), Marisa Mackle (Contributor), Gemma O'Connor (Contributor), Joan O'Neill (Contributor), Julie Parsons (Contributor), Morag Prunty (Contributor), Tina Reilly (Contributor), Mary Ryan (Contributor), Annie Sparrow (Contributor), Sarah Webb (Contributor)

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Series: Girls About Town (1)

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An irresistible collection of short stories, some hilarious, some heartbreaking, from the most popular contemporary Irish women writers. Poignant, hilarious, heartwarming in turn, this anthology includes never-before-published short stories by some of the best-known and best-loved Irish writers, including Maeve Binchy, Marian Keyes, Cathy Kelly, Julie Parsons, Deirdre Purcell, Joan O'Neill, Morag Prunty, Colette Caddle and many more. It also includes stories by up-and-coming Irish stars like Annie Sparrow, Catherine Barry and Marisa Mackle. While some stories will have you laughing out loud, others will have you reaching for your hanky: but they all display their own peculiar brand of Irish charm. And it's all in a very good cause: 1 pound from every copy sold will go to Barnardo's children's charity, and the Irish charity, The Society of St Vincent de Paul, which aims to alleviate poverty throughout the world.… (more)

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This book is pretty much what you might expect it to be: light stories by female Irish authors. They are chicklit, for the most part, some better written than others. A few extend beyond the first-world romance that overloads chicklit and explore more interesting territory.

An easy read, good for the beach or airplane. (

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slojudy | Sep 8, 2020 |

A really great short-story compilation for that rainy or cozy fall/winter afternoon. Heart warming and engaging. (

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CatherineMilos | Jul 11, 2020 |

A collection of short stories.

A very nice mixture of stories.

It was funny how one girl didn't believe the psychic when he told her she wouldn't know romance if it came knocking at her door and he was right. (

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nx74defiant | Apr 30, 2017 |

This is a collection of short stories written by Irish female authors. While the stories vary considerably, they are all about love in its many disguises.

A few of the stories feature more mature women … sometimes living lonely lives until they find a way to open their hearts to possibilities … but most deal with younger women and the men they love, or hope to love, or love to hate. There are some very true-to-life girlfriend scenarios (including the “with friends like her, who needs enemies” scene), and some cringe-worthy “looking for love in all the wrong places” stories. And there are stories that renew one’s faith in love and reinforce belief that “love will find a way.”

On the whole, it’s an enjoyable anthology. (

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BookConcierge | Mar 27, 2017 |

Mixed bag of short stories - outside my normal genre so i can't judge objectively but I liked some a lot, suspect others are more harlequin-weight - but a fun quick read if you're at all interested I do recommend. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Binchy, Maeve	Contributor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Barry, Catherine	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Caddle, Colette	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Devlin, Martina	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dunne, Catherine	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kelly, Cathy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Keyes, Marian	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mackle, Marisa	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Connor, Gemma	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Neill, Joan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Parsons, Julie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Prunty, Morag	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reilly, Tina	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ryan, Mary	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sparrow, Annie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Webb, Sarah	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bezzenberger, Ilse	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Visser, Toby	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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An irresistible collection of short stories, some hilarious, some heartbreaking, from the most popular contemporary Irish women writers. Poignant, hilarious, heartwarming in turn, this anthology includes never-before-published short stories by some of the best-known and best-loved Irish writers, including Maeve Binchy, Marian Keyes, Cathy Kelly, Julie Parsons, Deirdre Purcell, Joan O'Neill, Morag Prunty, Colette Caddle and many more. It also includes stories by up-and-coming Irish stars like Annie Sparrow, Catherine Barry and Marisa Mackle. While some stories will have you laughing out loud, others will have you reaching for your hanky: but they all display their own peculiar brand of Irish charm. And it's all in a very good cause: 1 pound from every copy sold will go to Barnardo's children's charity, and the Irish charity, The Society of St Vincent de Paul, which aims to alleviate poverty throughout the world.

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1. Soulmates / Marian Keyes
2. De-stress / Joan O'Neill
3. The twenty-eighth day / Catherine Barry
4. Thelma, Louise and the lurve gods / Cathy Kelly
5. Your place or mine? / Gemma O'Connor
6. A good catch / Mary Ryan
7. About that night / Sarah Webb
8. The cup runneth over / Julie Parsons
9. Carissima / Maeve Binchy
10. The ring cycle / Martina Devlin
11. The unlovable woman / Annie Sparrow
12. Moving / Colette Caddle
13. Playing games / Catherine Dunne
14. Girls/ weekend / Marisa Mackle
15. The union man / Tina Reilly
16. An independent woman / Morag Purnty.

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