GIRL IN THE MAKING

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 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