Future Popes of Ireland
Future Popes of Ireland
LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
`Hilarious and timely, a dazzling debut' John Boyne
`Bustling, bubbly, bittersweet fun'
Daily Mail
`Bulging, big-hearted, a pleasure to read'
Irish Times
`Dazzling. A novel of epic ambition yet intimate in scope'
Literary Review
`Think Zadie Smith. But much funnier'
Sunday Independent
`Very moving, highly entertaining, clever and funny'Sunday Times (Ireland)
`Funny, warm and full of heart'
Image Magazine
In 1979 Bridget Doyle has one goal left in life: for her family to produce the very first Irish pope. Fired up by John Paul II's appearance in Phoenix Park, she sprinkles Papal-blessed holy water on the marital bed of her son and daughter-in-law, and leaves them to get on with things. But nine months later her daughter-in-law dies in childbirth and Granny Doyle is left bringing up four grandchildren: five-year-old Peg, and baby triplets Damien, Rosie and John Paul.
Thirty years later, it seems unlikely any of Granny Doyle's grandchildren are going to fulfil
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LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
`Hilarious and timely, a dazzling debut' John Boyne
`Bustling, bubbly, bittersweet fun'
Daily Mail
`Bulging, big-hearted, a pleasure to read'
Irish Times
`Dazzling. A novel of epic ambition yet intimate in scope'
Literary Review
`Think Zadie Smith. But much funnier'
Sunday Independent
`Very moving, highly entertaining, clever and funny'Sunday Times (Ireland)
`Funny, warm and full of heart'
Image Magazine
In 1979 Bridget Doyle has one goal left in life: for her family to produce the very first Irish pope. Fired up by John Paul II's appearance in Phoenix Park, she sprinkles Papal-blessed holy water on the marital bed of her son and daughter-in-law, and leaves them to get on with things. But nine months later her daughter-in-law dies in childbirth and Granny Doyle is left bringing up four grandchildren: five-year-old Peg, and baby triplets Damien, Rosie and John Paul.
Thirty years later, it seems unlikely any of Granny Doyle's grandchildren are going to fulfil
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