This Champagne Mojito Is the Last Thing I Own
2008 novel by Paul Howard
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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]
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| Author | Paul Howard |
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| 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 |
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
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]