{"product_id":"9781786584304-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\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful and mad' \u003c\/b\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Sparks with tender charm and humour . Fresh, bleakly funny'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tender, laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving' \u003c\/b\u003eLouise O'Neill\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'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'Astonishing' \u003c\/b\u003eStacey Halls, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Familiars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003e This world is Debbie's normal, but she is about to step into life as a student at Trinity College 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 and her small life. But if the Whites are mad, they are also fiercely loving, and each other's true place of safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Startling, fresh and utterly unique,\u003ci\u003e Snowflake \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of messy families, messier friendships and how new chapters often mean starting right back at the beginning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41271004430433,"sku":"9781786584304","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31297640.jpg?v=1733379954","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786584304-snowflake","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}