
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
by Eimear McBride
Title:
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
Author:
Eimear McBride
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
224 pages
Publisher:
Faber and Faber Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780571317165
EAN:
9780571317165
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
304
Dimensions (mm):
130 x 197 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' '25 BEST NOVELS OF THE 21ST CENTURY'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.















