A novel by Eimear McBride
September 9, 2014 • 6 x 9 • 227 pages • 978-1-56689-368-8
Driven to despair by the intimate traumas of family, a nameless woman uses her sexuality as a weapon and shield.
Eimear McBride’s acclaimed debut tells the story of a young woman’s relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumor, touching on everything from family violence to sexuality and the personal struggle to remain intact in times of intense trauma.
About the Author
Eimear McBride was born in 1976 and grew up in the west of Ireland. At twenty-seven she wrote A Girl is a Half-formed Thing and spent the next nine years trying to have it published. In 2013 it was the recipient of the inaugural Goldsmiths Prize. She currently lives in the UK with her husband and daughter.