The Road to McCarthy: Around the World in Search of Ireland - Hardcover

McCarthy, Pete

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9780007162123: The Road to McCarthy: Around the World in Search of Ireland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 000716212X ISBN 13: 9780007162123

Publisher: Fourth Estate, 2004

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A sequel to McCarthy's Bar follows the author's humorous observations during a search to find his kin throughout the world, a journey that takes him to such locales as Morocco, New York, and Alaska. 35,000 first printing.

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Review:

"Engaging. [McCarthy's] curiosity is infectious and there's plenty to amuse." -- St Petersburg Times

"Highly engaging.a very funny book." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A funny and believable travelogue." -- London Times

"Humorous and insightful.a delightful memoir." -- Library Journal

"An engaging, evocative book." -- Mail on Sunday

"The funniest book I've read this year." -- The Independent (UK)

A funny and believable travelogue. --London Times

An engaging, evocative book. --Mail on Sunday

"A volume [that] cannot fail to impress even the most world-weary traveller."--Books Magazine

"A hugely enjoyable book, heartfelt, self-aware and very funny ...an intelligent exploration of what it means to be Irish."--Kilkenny People

About the Author:

Pete McCarthy was born to an Irish mother and an English father. He is a hugely popular British television personality and the author of the critically acclaimed international bestseller McCarthy's Bar. He is also a recent winner of the British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year Award and the Irish Post Award for Literature.

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