Mr S And The Secrets Of Andorra's Box

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly #8

by Paul Howard

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is broke and out of love. His wife has gone to America, taking his daughter with him; his mother has become a celebrity chef on daytime television, with a particular skill for handling phallic ingredients; and his father continues to languish in Mountjoy Jail.

To cap it all, Immaculata, a Nigerian girl whom Sorcha has been sponsoring by direct debit for fifteen years, has turned up on his doorstep. Things couldn't get worse.

But the long road back begins high in the Pyrenees, in the tax haven of Andorra, where Ross must spread the Gospel of rugby to the strange, primitive natives who have only ever heard of soccer, skiing and duty free shopping. There, he meets Conchita, a beautiful, sultry psychoanalyst, who persuades him to look inwards and find out what it is that makes him tick. Sorry, thick.

Genres: Comedy, Ireland, Fiction, Irish Literature, Humor

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Paul Howard is a journalist with The Irish Times on Saturday.
Howard is best known as the author of the paper's Ross O'Carroll-Kelly columns and has written a series of books based on the the character of Ross.

Howard is the former chief sportswriter for the Sunday Tribune, and a former Irish Sports Journalist of the Year. He has written several nonfiction books, including The Joy, an account of life in Mountjoy Prison, The Gaffers: Mick McCarthy, Roy Keane and the Team they Built, an account of the McCarthy–Keane clash during the run-up to the 2002 World Cup. He also co-authored Steve Collins' "autobiography", Celtic Warrior.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sorcha leaves Ross O'Carroll-Kelly for his infidelity, taking their daughter to America, while he takes up his post as the new coach of the Andorran Rugby Team.

Howard's hilarious novels are sparkling and sly in their humourous observations of Dublin life.

[Eoin Ruigrok · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was in actual tears last night laughing when reading this. One of the funniest things I’ve ever read. Didn’t expect to enjoy it anywhere near as much as I did 😭

[Jacqueline · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love this series,just when ive decided i hate ross he pulls something out of the bag that makes me wonder about him.then ofcourse he ruins it by being a dick all over again...!everyone should read these books,hilarious!

[Siobhán · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up this book in a sort of "lucky dip " the library was doing for Valentine's Day. Its years since I have read one of these books and I think there were a fair few books I had missed between this and the last one I read but it didnt matter (though I wonder how Aoife died?) It dragged in places but I did laugh a lot. It's funny trying to decipher some of the slang as the references are so dated now. Who remembers Jodie Marsh?

[David O'Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Class

Another gem in the Ross O’Carroll Kelly series. Witty and funny, particularly for this familiar with the demographic of the characters. Never disappoints.

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun and entertaining instalment in the Ross O’Carroll-Kelly series. The book is filled with laugh out loud moments and entertaining and humbling storylines.

[Tom Webster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Usual ROCK shenanigans… still able to make me chuckle at least every few minutes even if the formula is getting a little tired

[Donna · Rating 2 out of 5]

A male Bridget Jones. That pretty much sums it up!

[Grania · Rating 3 out of 5]

This phenomnon passed me by, but I'm currently embracing it, along with the Celtic bust;-)