You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here

You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here
Frances Macken
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 288pg
15 Apr 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781786078605
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AN IRISH TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT and SUNDAY INDEPENDENT ' TITLE TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2020' Katie, Maeve and Evelyn - friends forever, united by their childhood games and their dreams of escaping the tiny Irish town of Glenbruff. Outspoken, unpredictable and intoxicating, Evelyn is the undisputed leader of the trio. That is, until the beautiful, bold Pamela Cooney arrives from Dublin and changes Glenbruff forever. . . Told from Katie' s witty, quirky perspective, Frances Macken' s debut beautifully captures life in a small town and the power of yearning for something bigger. Filled with unforgettable characters and crackling dialogue, You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here takes a keen-eyed look at the complexities of female friendship, the corrosive power of jealousy and guilt, and the way that life can quietly erode our dreams unless we' re willing to fight for them.
' This atmospheric debut looks like a rural Irish coming-of-age novel, but it' s cleverer, darker, more unreliable. ' * Daily Mail * ' A fresh, clever look at the intricacies and jealousies of female friendship. This debut reads like a modern, mysterious version of Edna O' Brien' s The Country Girls. ' * Irish Examiner * ' Few writers have articulated the intricacies of friendship - the dependency, the uncertainty, the fragility of the pecking order - with as much authority. . . . a debut bursting with heart. ' * Irish Independent * ' You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here vividly captures life in a close-knit community, while examining the intricacies and anxieties of female friendship. . . Katie is a vibrant creation, whose insights are often fresh and startling. . . The ups-and-downs of going places is ultimately what makes the narrative come to life. ' * Irish Times * ' This exploration of the seething hinterland of growing up, with its often unspoken passions, unrequited longings and intense jealousies, is melancholy, funny, dark and affecting. ' * Deborah Kay Davies, author of Reasons She Goes to the Woods * ' A subtle, powerful debut novel. Quietly packing her emotional punches, never predictable, Macken' s prose is clear-eyed yet lyrical, and in Katie, she has created a truly touching (and at times very funny) protagonist. . . A new voice in fiction to celebrate. ' * Anna Beer, author of Patriot or Traitor * ' Frances Macken' s You Have To Make Your Own Fun Around Here charts the friendship of three small-town girls from their childhoods through to their early careers, exploring envy and self-belief with consistent, natural humour and spot-on observations. ' * Caoilinn Hughes, author of Orchid & the Wasp *
Frances Macken is from Claremorris, Co. Mayo. She completed a BA in Film and Television Production at the National Film School, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford and is the author of several short stories. You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here is her debut work of literary fiction.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781786078605
Published: 15 Apr 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 21mm
Pages: 288

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