- Published: 15 November 2018
- ISBN: 9781405938235
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 400
The Importance of Being Aisling
- Published: 15 November 2018
- ISBN: 9781405938235
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 400
Oh lads! This book! There aren't enough words for how much I love it. It's feicin' HILAIRE and very touching
Marian Keyes
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 my fave novels of 2017. It really does remind me of Marian Keyes
Louise O'Neill
This hilarious and heart-warming book had us alternately laughing and crying. The year's funniest book to date
Hello
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
Aisling is an absolute gem of a character and this book is a breath of fresh air
Sun
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
It's sweet and it's funny and it's moving and it's perfect
The Pool
An utter ray of sunshine
Red
Excellent craic that will have you shedding a tear as well as laughing your socks off
Fabulous
Both Aisling and the novel have a great big thumping heart
Sunday Times
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
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
One of the funniest books I've read in twenty years
Paul Howard
Praise for Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling
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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
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
Hilarious . . . A well-crafted tale with warmth and emotion
Woman Magazine
My unofficial autobiography
Aisling Bea
This quickfire tragi-comedy is bursting with clever one-liners and acute observations
Sunday Express
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
Hilariously funny, but often very moving too. Aisling is the real Voice of Ireland
John Boyne
Incredibly funny, warm, fabulous, how do they do it?
Marian Keyes
Should come with a health warning. Ten pages in my face hurts from grinning and my neck hurts from nodding along in recognition at the universal wisdoms. There's a smile in every page, some genuinely hilarious moments, and so much heart. The Importance of Being Aisling is a day-maker - the cure for cynicism, Trump and whatever else ails you
Sunday Independent
It's like a hug in a book
Buzzfeed
Hailed as the Irish answer to Bridget Jones . . . it's stuffed with laughs
Daily Mail
With its ability to have you laughing out loud one minute and crying the next, this is a joyful, emotional, heartfelt, hilarious romp of a novel
Heat
Aisling is the perfect heroine for these strange times we live in. They say that we get the heroes we deserve, so we must have all done something pretty amazing to live in the Age Of Aisling
Sarra Manning, Red Online
Just as charming as its predecessor. Funny and human, Aisling is already queen of Irish comic fiction. Long may she reign
i (The paper for today)
Hilarious and life-affirming, this is just the book to banish the winter blues
Red (Best books of 2018)
A gift of both books this Christmas will see the recipient barely stir from reading for days
Sunday Independent (Ireland)
Another funny and lovable take on everyone's favourite small-town girl Aisling. A highly entertaining and absorbing addition to your bookshelves
Sunday Business Post
Every Irish person knows an Aisling, and there is nothing more delightful than recognising something familiar being projected back at you through a novel. While the books are both extremely funny, they also reflect a period in Irish culture and centre around a heartwarming story for Aisilings of the ages
Image Magazine
This duo's beloved Irish heroine is back with a bang . . . Brilliantly funny, with a lead character you can easily see yourself in
Woman's Weekly