Author:Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

South Dublin's favourite son thought he could face any challenge - until he was asked to cross the bridge over the River Dargle.
For Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - schools rugby hero, celebrated bon vivant and lover of beautiful women - life has suddenly become complicated.
His father has been accused of rigging a General Election, his seventy-year-old mother is about to bring six surrogate babies into the world, and his daughter is being hailed as 'Ireland's answer to Greta Thunberg', telling everyone who cares to listen that the end of the world is nigh.
As if that wasn't bad enough, the Greatest Rugby Player Never to Play for Ireland has a nagging sense that he has to more to contribute to the beautiful game.
Now he's been offered a job coaching an underachieving school who've been waiting almost a century for their moment of glory. The challenge is to persuade a collection of jokers, chokers and forty-a-day smokers that they have what it takes to win the Leinster Schools Senior Cup.
The only drawback ... the school is in Bray!
Praise for the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series:
'Ross is a national institution ... wicked humour and sharp observation' Irish Times
'One of the funniest writers in the land'Irish Independent
'Extraordinarily accurate and outstandingly funny' Sunday Business Post
Ross is a national institution ... wicked humour and sharp observation
—— Irish TimesRiotously funny ... Surrender to laugh out loud humour yet again
—— Irish ExaminerOne of the funniest writers in the land
—— Irish IndependentExtraordinarily accurate and outstandingly funny
—— Sunday Business PostA high-concept romcom that's stuffed full of belly laughs and nostalgia
—— RedSuch a fun, clever, original and massively entertaining read . . . I love it, you'll love it
—— Lindsey KelkI LOVED this book . . . I highly recommend The Lock In if you fancy a fun summer time read
—— Carrie Hope FletcherBeautifully written, warm and fun with a dose of early noughties nostalgia, The Lock In is a perfect summer read
—— Laura Kay, author of The SplitI loved this book. Brilliantly written and so perceptive on the trials and tribulations of Generation Rent, it's also screamingly funny, deliciously nostalgic and really just a very fun time. I almost wish they'd stayed locked in for longer
—— Lauren BravoAn immensely readable, witty and well-crafted debut . . . a very millennial tale of love, loneliness and friendship
—— iThis will have you both cringing and crying with laughter
—— Woman's WeeklyOn one hand a feel-good, laugh out loud funny escapist read, and on another a blistering critique of twentysomethings' experience of renting in the capital
—— Evening StandardThis hilarious debut will give you all the lols you need this summer. A highly relatable comedy about flatmates, hangovers and terrible landlords
—— Evening StandardFunny and compelling from page one and so well written. Such a brilliant premise and really well executed. Officially a huge fan of Phoebe Luckhurst!
—— Lucy Vine, bestselling author of Hot MessA funny, joyful hug of a book! A nostalgic, pitch perfect ode to the awkwardness and hilarity of yearning teenage years and house sharing in your twenties
—— Cressida McLaughlinLoved the concept and characters. . . it's very funny
—— Sarra ManningProper laugh-out-loud stuff
—— Fabulous Magazine'Best new good book to read'
—— CosmopolitanIrresistible premise . . . addictive
—— iOne to watch
—— The BooksellerBlissfully funny
—— iJoyful
—— Stylist[Mohamed] creates an intriguing snapshot of an era and a complex main character you can't help but root for
—— The TimesIt's unbearably wrenching . . . Mohamed makes the outrage at the book's heart blazingly unignorable by inhabiting Mattan's point of view, a bold endeavour pulled off to powerful effect. Passages from the barbaric climax are still echoing in my head, even as I type
—— Daily MailJust as Half of a Yellow Sun drew out the little documented dramas of the Biafran war, Mohamed describes an East Africa under Mussolini's rule . . . such an accomplished first novel
—— Independent, on Black Mamba BoyA first novel of elegance and beauty... a stunning debut
—— The Times, on Black Mamba BoyA haunting and intimate portrait of the lives of women in war-torn Somalia
—— New York Journal of Books, on The Orchard of Lost SoulsMixing startling lyricism and sheer brutality, this is a significant, affecting book
—— Guardian, on Black Mamba BoyWith the unadorned language of a wise, clear-eyed observer, Nadifa Mohamed has spun an unforgettable tale
—— Taiye Selasi, on The Orchard of Lost SoulsA moving and captivating tale of survival and hope in a war-torn country, and confirms Mohamed's stature as one of Britain's best young novelists
—— Stylist on The Orchard of Lost SoulsA heartfelt story, handled so carefully and empathetically
—— Aisling BeaBecause Of You is a tale told with warmth by a storyteller who never takes herself too seriously
—— Sunday ExpressHeartbreaking but redemptive, and lightened by French's trademark humour, this is a compelling read that will keep you poised between laughter and tears
—— Daily MailA tantalising story of motherhood told with Dawn French's signature warmth
—— Sainsbury's MagazineAs ever, even in the darkest of times, Dawn has found humour to inject into her novel
—— BestA brilliant book
—— Good HousekeepingThe life-affirming and unmissable new novel
—— Eastern Daily PressA tale told with warmth
—— Daily RecordWhile Dawn French's latest novel contains a dash of humour, it's also heart-wrenching
—— The Hunsbury HandbookA fabulous emotional tearjerker of a novel
—— SilversurfersPraise for Dawn French
—— -Hilarious and brilliant
—— Woman & HomeI adored According to YES. It's so different to anything I've read in forever, so charming, wise, brilliantly written. I loved it all
—— Marian KeyesWitty and wise, it'll have you burning the midnight oil. A cracker
—— Woman's WeeklyVery funny and packs an emotional clout. Brilliant!
—— HeatAn enlightening and feel-good read offering a fresh look at life and how to embrace it. Funny and enjoyable to the end
—— We Love This BookThere is lots of fun to be had reading this book. It's impossible not to warm to Rosie, a funny and open-hearted woman who acts as a salve and comfort blanket for this unhappy, inhibited family. There's something quite joyous about the way she unashamedly romps her way through the novel, changing the lives of those around her for the better
—— ExpressAnother hilarious novel!
—— BellaFrench can spin a yarn . . . which sets According to YES apart. Think the vicar of Dibley, without the dog collar. YES YES YES indeed
—— IndependentWise and poignant
—— Beyond the JokeHeart-warming
—— Choice Magazine






