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A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
About this book
ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' '25 BEST NOVELS OF THE 21ST CENTURY'
WINNER OF THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE
KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE
Eimear 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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Landing Page
- Praise for A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Part I: LAMBS
- Part II: A GIRL IS A HALF-FORMED THING
- Part III: LAND UNDER THE WAVE
- Part IV: EXTREME UNCTION
- Part V: THE STOLEN CHILD
- Acknowledgements
- Author biography
- New from Eimear McBride
- Extract from Strange Hotel
- Copyright