This Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I Own

This Champagne Mojito Is The Last Thing I Own

Author	Paul Howard
Illustrator	Alan Clarke
Cover artist	Alan Clarke
Language	English
Series	Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Genre	comic novel, satire
Set in	Dublin, 2006–07
Publisher	Penguin Books
Publication date	5 June 2008
Publication place	Republic of Ireland
Media type	Paperback
Pages	368
ISBN	978-1-84488-125-3
Dewey Decimal	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]

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]

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.