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The hilarious and addictive romantic comedy from the No. 1 bestseller

Aisling And The City

Once, Twice, Three Times an Aisling

Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling

The Importance of Being Aisling

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Hailed as the Irish answer to Bridget Jones . . . it's stuffed with laughs

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

Incredibly funny, warm, fabulous, how do they do it?

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

Hilariously funny, but often very moving too. Aisling is the real Voice of Ireland

Hilarious and life-affirming, this is just the book to banish the winter blues

Just as charming as its predecessor. Funny and human, Aisling is already queen of Irish comic fiction. Long may she reign

This duo's beloved Irish heroine is back with a bang . . . Brilliantly funny, with a lead character you can easily see yourself in

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

A gift of both books this Christmas will see the recipient barely stir from reading for days

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

Both Aisling and the novel have a great big thumping heart

Excellent craic that will have you shedding a tear as well as laughing your socks off

Oh lads! This book! There aren't enough words for how much I love it. It's feicin' HILAIRE and very touching

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

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

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

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

This quickfire tragi-comedy is bursting with clever one-liners and acute observations

A runaway success . . . it's an uplifting romcom that combines elements of Bridget Jones and Four Weddings with Father Ted

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

Aisling is an absolute gem of a character and this book is a breath of fresh air

Hilarious . . . A well-crafted tale with warmth and emotion

It's sweet and it's funny and it's moving and it's perfect

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

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

One of my fave novels of 2017. It really does remind me of 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

One of the funniest books I've read in twenty years

Another funny and lovable take on everyone's favourite small-town girl Aisling. A highly entertaining and absorbing addition to your bookshelves

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

Job. Flat. Boyfriend. Tick. Tick. Tick. 
Just when Aisling (seems) to be winning at life, she discovers it has other ideas: 
Fired. Homeless. Dumped. Tick. Tick. Tick. 
As her new life comes crashing down, Aisling is forced to move back home to Ballygobbard and her mam. 
Is this the end of the world? 
Or might returning to her roots remind this small-town girl just what she'd lost in the big city?

The No. 1 Irish bestseller and hilarious follow-up to the smash-hit romantic comedy Oh My God, What A Complete Aisling - fans of Derry Girls will love this perfect summer read 
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Job. Flat. Boyfriend. Tick. Tick. Tick. 
 
 Just when Aisling (seems) to be winning at life, she discovers it has other ideas: 
 
 Fired. Homeless. Dumped. Tick. Tick. Tick. 
 
 As her new life comes crashing down, Aisling is forced to move back home to Ballygobbard and her mam. 
 
 Is this the end of the world? 
 
 Or might returning to her roots remind this small-town girl just what she'd lost in the big city? 
___________ 
 
 'Should come with a health warning. Ten pages in my face hurts from grinning' Sunday Independent 
 
'The Irish answer to Bridget Jones. It's stuffed with laughs' Daily Mail 
 
 'You'll be laughing out loud one minute and crying the next' Heat 
 
 WINNER OF POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 - Irish Book Awards

Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen conceived the character of Aisling in their sitting room in 2008, when they began to observe the many traits, characteristics and quirks of a very particular type of Irish girl; one they identified around them and one they identified with. 
 
Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling was an instant sensation in their native Ireland and the Number One bestselling adult fiction title of 2017. 
 
Emer McLysaght is the former editor of The Daily Edge and has worked extensively in journalism and radio. 
Sarah Breen is a journalist whose work has appeared in Stellar, Image, U, the Irish Independent and The Gloss.

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Hailed as the Irish answer to Bridget Jones . . . it's stuffed with laughs

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

Incredibly funny, warm, fabulous, how do they do it?

Hilariously funny, but often very moving too. Aisling is the real Voice of Ireland

Hilarious and life-affirming, this is just the book to banish the winter blues

Just as charming as its predecessor. Funny and human, Aisling is already queen of Irish comic fiction. Long may she reign

This duo's beloved Irish heroine is back with a bang . . . Brilliantly funny, with a lead character you can easily see yourself in

It's like a hug in a book

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

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