From the Mrs. Browne trilogy The Mammy, The Chisellers, and The Granny meet Agnes Browne.

Set in Dublin in the late 1960s. Agnes Browne is faced with the unexpected death of her husband. 

Life becomes something less than a picnic for Agnes, with seven children ranging in age from two to fourteen and no assets to speak of. She keeps her head above water and some food on the table by selling fruit at an outdoor market, but makes barely enough to make ends meet, while she awaits her widow's pension from her late husband's union. But even when and if it comes, she realizes it won't be enough on which to live. It's a bleak state of affairs for Agnes, who luckily has a dear friend, Marion , who is always there for her; and with friendship, a sense of humor, and the dream of seeing Tom Jones in concert, it's enough to keep her going as she manages to take it all one day at a time

There are tears, laughter, and romance.  

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