McCarthy's Bar

Zusatztext 'He could probably make a phone book funny' Independent on Sunday Informationen zum Autor Pete McCarthy wrote and performed many series for radio and television, including 'Desperately Seeking Something', 'Country Tracks' and 'Travelog', for which he has won the Travelex Award for Best TV Writer. MCCARTHY'S BAR sold nearly a million copies and won him the newcomer of the year prize at the British Book Awards in 2002. He passed away in 2002. Klappentext ONE MAN'S HILARIOUS, UNMISSABLE JOURNEY AROUND IRELAND - OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE. ' The best book I've ever read. The journey was hilarious, emotional and personal . . . and the struggle to identify oneself being of Irish descent and born in England was well explored.' - READER REVIEW ' A classic of its type. Pete's ability to describe Ireland a few decades back is laugh out loud stuff and easily up there with Bill Bryson any day.' - READER REVIEW 'This book is outstanding - its warmth, humour and obvious affection for the Irish and Pete's Irish roots come across in spades. Its a book that sets you giggling , while everyone in your train carriage thinks you're a nutter!' - READER REVIEW Rule Number 8: Never pass a bar that has your name on it . . . Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways. Obeying the rule 'never pass a pub with your name on it', he encounters McCarthy's bars up and down the land, meets English hippies, German musicians, married priests and many others - and paints a funny and affectionate portrait of modern Ireland along the way. Number One in Ireland! Number Two in Australia! Number Ten in Britain! Zusammenfassung Number One in Ireland!Number Two in Australia!Number Ten in Britain!...

'He could probably make a phone book funny'
Independent on Sunday

Vorwort

Number One in Ireland!
Number Two in Australia!
Number Ten in Britain!

Autorentext
Pete McCarthy wrote and performed many series for radio and television, including 'Desperately Seeking Something', 'Country Tracks' and 'Travelog', for which he has won the Travelex Award for Best TV Writer. MCCARTHY'S BAR sold nearly a million copies and won him the newcomer of the year prize at the British Book Awards in 2002. He passed away in 2002.

Klappentext

ONE MAN'S HILARIOUS, UNMISSABLE JOURNEY AROUND IRELAND - OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE.

'The best book I've ever read. The journey was hilarious, emotional and personal . . . and the struggle to identify oneself being of Irish descent and born in England was well explored.' - READER REVIEW

'A classic of its type. Pete's ability to describe Ireland a few decades back is laugh out loud stuff and easily up there with Bill Bryson any day.' - READER REVIEW

'This book is outstanding - its warmth, humour and obvious affection for the Irish and Pete's Irish roots come across in spades. Its a book that sets you giggling, while everyone in your train carriage thinks you're a nutter!' - READER REVIEW

Rule Number 8: Never pass a bar that has your name on it . . .

Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere.

To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways. Obeying the rule 'never pass a pub with your name on it', he encounters McCarthy's bars up and down the land, meets English hippies, German musicians, married priests and many others - and paints a funny and affectionate portrait of modern Ireland along the way.

Zusammenfassung
Number One in Ireland!Number Two in Australia!Number Ten in Britain!