Girl in the Making
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Publishing:6th Feb '25
£9.99
This title is due to be published on 6th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
‘Devastating’ Anne Enright
‘Beautiful’ Louise Nealon
'Magnificent' Aingeala Flannery
'Masterful' Kathleen MacMahon
Jean 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.
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‘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
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. -- Anne Enright
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. -- Louise Nealon
Fitzgerald has a voice that's completely her own, writing with such power and control it's hard to believe this is her debut. Girl in the Making is magnificent. -- Aingeala Flannery
Writing this good is a rare thing. Anna Fitzgerald's account of childhood and family in 1970s and ’80s Dublin is a masterful portrait of a place in time. This writer has arrived fully formed. -- Kathleen MacMahon
Nostalgic, rich, intimate and authentic * Irish Times *
There is a poignant mix of insight and innocence that harks back to O’Briens The Country Girls -- Sarah Gilmartin * Irish Times *
This novel is devastating. And superb' -- Anne Cunnigham * Irish Independent *
ISBN: 9780241999349
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 15mm
Weight: 200g
288 pages