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For fans of Sally Rooney and Megan Nolan comes a remarkable new Irish debut about growing up and moving backwards

What do you do when youve ruined your life? You go home to your mother, if youre lucky enough still to have one. Saoirse Maher wouldnt recommend it.

Leaving home wasnt supposed to be temporary. When she moved to London, Saoirse was leaving Ireland behind for good, and with it her messy, broken family. But it turns out that starting again isnt as easy as she imagined, and when her five-year relationship goes south, Saoirse finds herself out of options. And so here she is, trudging back to her mother Máires house up a side road on the outskirts of Irish civilisation.

Except the world she comes back to is nothing like the one she left behind. Her mother has a new family, and everyone else seems to be moving on. But between the drinking, drugs, and an entirely healthy, not-problematic-at-all-thanks relationship with Charlie, theres plenty to distract her.

Dont look too closely, and everythings fine. Saoirse is just fine.

This is such an absorbing read; shocking and brutal at times, but incredibly tender at others. Fans of Megan Nolan or Niamh Mulvey will love it. NIAMH HARGAN