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Girl in the Making

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‘Devastating’ Anne Enright‘Beautiful’ Louise Nealon’Magnificent’ Aingeala Flannery’Masterful’ Kathleen MacMahonJean Kennedy is a gentle, perceptive girl growing up in a very strange world: suburban Dublin in the 1970s and ’80s. In the company of her mother, her Aunty Ida, and her little brother Baby John F., Jean experiences love and joy. But home is not a safe place, and Jean is unequal and unprotected. When she speaks just one small part of the truth, she must quickly learn to navigate the dangers and possibilities of a world she scarcely understands.Jean’s hypnotic, unsparing and ultimately hopeful voice captures the dreams and terrors of girlhood in a brutally hypocritical world, and offers glimpses of a better life. Through it all, Jean’s voice pulsates with insight and passion. Girl in the Making is a deeply moving, propulsive coming-of-age story from a major new talent.—–‘A gifted writer’ Sarah Gilmartin, Irish Times‘Tender and perceptive … simply unforgettable’ Sue Leonard, Irish Examiner’Reminiscent of the work of Tessa Hadley and Elena Ferrante’ Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett’Devastating and superb’ Anne Cunningham, Irish Independent

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Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 2.6 × 13.4 × 21.4 cm
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Format

Paperback
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Pages

288
Publisher

Year Published

2024-3-21
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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

1844886484
About The Author

Anna Fitzgerald was born and raised in Dublin. Girl in the Making is her first novel.
Review Quote

Anna Fitzgerald works through the eyes of a growing child, in a voice that is rich in nostalgic effect and devastating in its content, to show the Dublin suburbs as we have not seen them before.
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Girl in the Making is a beautiful story that captures the wisdom of childhood. Open this book and step into the world of Jean Kennedy. Prepare to be quietly transformed.

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