Our Man In Hibernia by Charlie Connelly - ISBN: 9781408702086
Paperback
A hilarious, witty and insightful new book that lays bare contemporary Ireland, from the author of the bestselling ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING

Our Man In Hibernia

Ireland, The Irish and Me

$65.97

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2010

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Summary

If you think you know Ireland, this book will make you think again. Each year on St Patrick s Day the eighty million people around the world claiming Irish ancestry celebrate their spiritual homeland. Millions more don leprechaun hats and swallow pints of Guinness in an annual global high-fiving of all things Irish.

Charlie Connelly was one of them. As a Londoner claiming Irish roots he thought he knew what Ireland was all about. Then, when he was least expecting it, he went to …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781408702086
ISBN-10:1408702088
Author:Charlie Connelly
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Little, Brown
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:31 October 2010
Weight:358g
Dimensions:215mm x 136mm x 24mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A big-hearted, curious book … Offers something more valuable (than McCarthy’s Bar) in the way it explores the aching nostalgia and strangeness of exile.”

“A big-hearted, curious book … Offers something more valuable (than McCarthy’s Bar) in the way it explores the aching nostalgia and strangeness of exile.” “Irish Times””

About The Author

Charlie Connelly

As well as writing bestselling travel books such as ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING and IN SEARCH OF ELVIS, Charlie Connelly is also a broadcaster for Radio 4 and presenter for BBC1 s The Holiday Programme.

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