This Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I Own

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This Champagne Mojito Is The Last Thing I Own
Ross-mojito.jpg
Author Paul Howard
IllustratorAlan Clarke
Cover artistAlan Clarke
Country Republic of Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Series Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Genre comic novel, satire
Set in Dublin, 2006–07
Publisher Penguin Books
Publication date
5 June 2008
Media typePaperback
Pages368
ISBN 978-1-84488-125-3
823.92
Preceded by Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade  
Followed by Mr S and the Secrets of Andorra's Box  

This Champagne Mojito Is The Last Thing I Own is a 2008 novel by Irish journalist and author Paul Howard, and the seventh in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. [1] It coincided with the beginning of the Post-2008 Irish economic downturn and the release of the first play about Ross, The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger . [2]

Contents

Title

The title is a reference to Jonathan Rendall's novel This Bloody Mary (Is the Last Thing I Own). A champagne Mojito is a cocktail made with spearmint, rum, sugar, lime and champagne, which Ross purchases with his last €20.

Plot

Ross's father Charles is imprisoned, Ross is forced to work for a living as the economic crash coincides with his father's downfall, and his wife Sorcha leaves him. [3] [4]

Reception

The book was a bestseller. [5]

This Champagne Mojito Is The Last Thing I Own was nominated for the Popular Fiction award at the Irish Book Awards. [6]

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References

  1. "This Champagne Mojito Is The Last Thing I Own by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly". www.penguin.com.au.
  2. "Ross goes totally thespian with stage play, roysh". www.irishexaminer.com. 31 August 2007.
  3. Maher, Eamon; O'Brien, Eugene (1 November 2015). From Prosperity to Austerity: A socio-cultural critique of the Celtic Tiger and its aftermath. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9781526101471 via Google Books.
  4. Maher, Eamon; O'Brien, Eugene (4 September 2014). From Prosperity to Austerity: A Socio-Cultural Critique of the Celtic Tiger and Its Aftermath. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780719091674 via Google Books.
  5. "Read all about it". Independent.ie. 11 December 2007.
  6. "Cocaine exposé shortlisted for book award". www.irishexaminer.com. 6 March 2008.