Wild Geese

Wild Geese is proof that Soula is the most exciting new voice in Irish writing -- Barry Pierce * i-D *
One of my favourite books so far this year -- Shahed Ezaydi * Stylist *
Soula Emmanuel's prose is breathtaking: searingly sharp, deliciously funny, profound. Wild Geese is a beautiful and devastating read. An extraordinary debut. I loved this deeply intelligent and emotionally powerful novel -- Danielle McLaughlin * prizewinning author of DINOSAURS ON OTHER PLANETS and THE ART OF FALLING *
Wild Geese is heartfelt, thought-provoking and beautifully crafted. Soula Emmanuel is a phenomenal talent -- Laura Kay * author of TELL ME EVERYTHING and THE SPLIT *
Phoebe Forde, an Irish trans woman living in Scandinavia, illustrates with insight, candor and wit, the chrysalis of loneliness in which she, and others perhaps, find themselves living. I am reminded that some women still have to leave Ireland for the chance to become themselves. Wild Geese is an intimate and deeply affecting portrait. Destined to be a classic of migrant literature -- Carmel McMahon * author of IN ORDINARY TIME *
Brilliant, moving, witty, funny, incredibly intelligent and emotionally insightful... I laughed, I teared up, I lived that weekend with Phoebe and Grace. I loved it -- Ann-Marie MacDonald * author of FAYNE *
Wild Geese is sweet and moving without being sentimental, clear-eyed about the trans experience without being either lachrymose or didactically hopeful, and as entertaining as it is smart. It deserves all its success and more * oestrogeneration *
Every sentence is a joy. Emmanuel's prose is second to none - playful, erudite and completely unexpected. Wild Geese makes a powerful, moving case for the pursuit of newness in the world and in life. Not only does Emmanuel convincingly transport the reader to Copenhagen, she reveals to us the possibility at the heart of travel to a new place: that it might show us a different way of living. -- Yara Rodriguez Fowler * Author of STUBBORN ARCHIVIST and THERE ARE MORE THINGS *