{"product_id":"9781844886470-girl-in-the-making","title":"Girl in the Making","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e‘Best Fiction of 2024’ Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Devastating’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Enright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Beautiful’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Nealon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magnificent' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAingeala Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen MacMahon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean’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. \u003ci\u003eGirl in the Making \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply moving, propulsive coming-of-age story from a major new talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A gifted writer’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Gilmartin, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Tender and perceptive … simply unforgettable’ \u003cb\u003eSue Leonard, \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reminiscent of the work of Tessa Hadley and Elena Ferrante' \u003cb\u003eRhiannon Lucy Cosslett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Devastating and superb' \u003cb\u003eAnne Cunningham, \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\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":41548672860257,"sku":"9781844886470","price":14.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29804902.jpg?v=1725782552","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781844886470-girl-in-the-making","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}