Review: Beautiful and hilarious memoir
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
"Life in the Funny Lane" by Paul Dunne is a very atmospheric and enjoyable memoir about the author's life and his father. It is set in Dublin between the 1950s and the 1970s and features hilarious, eccentric and hugely loveable characters. Different stories depict memorable family events, interesting and odd characters that the family met and the family itself.This has just the right blend of sentiment and tribute to the people described and of humour and wit.It was touching to read about the author's admiration for his father, a man struggling with his health and to read about the loss of family members - young and old.At other times there are laugh out loud moments, for example in the chapter on the local and strange family Doctor.Although this is a personal memoir it has a lot for everyone and is a beautiful read.