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Book SynopsisA brilliantly written novel about running away, growing up and finding out who you are, from the author of Generation.
Trade ReviewThis beautifully written novel is urgently contemporary in its concerns but is also a quietly compelling exploration of the notions of home and belonging. Paula McGrath is a wonderful storyteller with a vivid sense of place and person * Joseph O'Connor *
A thoroughly modern, engaging and sophisticated novel about women who reach for better lives and are forced to run away to achieve them * Liz Nugent *
Depicts a brutal world with astonishing tenderness and builds a clever, intriguing story, creating memorable characters along the way * Emma Henderson *
McGrath captures Dublin of the 1980s perfectly . . . Ambitious, both structurally and narratively, and elegantly written * John Boyne, Irish Times *
Elegant . . . Compelling reading * Daily Mail *
The writing is fluid and accessible, the dialogue and setting authentic, proving Paula McGrath both a consummate storyteller and an excellent observer of human interactions * Sunday Independent *
McGrath writes well and delivers some fine flourishes * Irish Sunday Times *
A keen eye for both poignancy and humanity * Irish Independent *
Sparkling prose * Guardian *
