A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
From Shelf: The 2014 Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist
Tells the story of a young woman's relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour.
WINNER OF THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZEKERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDWINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZEEimear McBride's award-winning debut novel tells the story of a young woman's relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour. It is a shocking and intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and chaotic sexuality of a vulnerable and isolated protagonist. To read A Girl is a Half-formed Thing is to plunge inside its narrator's head, experiencing her world at first hand. This isn't always comfortable - but it is always a revelation.
RRP: £9.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780571317165
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