{"product_id":"9781786580696-snowflake","title":"Snowflake","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of Newcomer of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA startling, honest, laugh and cry novel about growing up and leaving home, only to find that you've taken it with you, \u003ci\u003eSnowflake \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel for a generation, and for everyone who's taken those first, terrifying steps towards adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2021,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful' \u003c\/b\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sparks with tender charm and humour . Fresh, bleakly funny'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sharp, clever and affecting'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written . emotionally intelligent and thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'GAS and beautiful and truthful and touching' \u003c\/b\u003eMarian Keyes, author of \u003ci\u003eGrown Ups\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel for anyone who's ever felt lost in the world' \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Boyne, author of\u003ci\u003e The Heart's Invisible Furies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing' \u003c\/b\u003eStacey Halls, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Familiars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighteen-year-old Debbie White lives on a dairy farm with her mother, Maeve, and her uncle, Billy. Billy sleeps out in a caravan in the garden with a bottle of  whiskey and the stars overhead for company. Maeve spends her days recording her dreams, which she  believes to be prophecies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis world is Debbie's normal, but she is about to step into life as a student at Trinity College in Dublin.  As she navigates between sophisticated new friends  and the family bubble, things begin to unravel. Maeve's  eccentricity tilts into something darker, while Billy's drinking gets worse. Debbie struggles to cope with the weirdest, most difficult parts of herself, her family and her small life. But the fierce love of the White family is never in doubt, and Debbie discovers that even the oddest of families are places of safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA startling, honest, laugh and cry novel about growing up and leaving home, only to find that you've taken it with you,\u003ci\u003e Snowflake \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel for a generation, and for everyone who's taken those first, terrifying steps towards adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563288379766,"sku":"9781786580696","price":13.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34007122.jpg?v=1753428393","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786580696-snowflake","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}