Eimear McBride’s debut novel tells the story of a young woman’s relationship with her brother after a tumour leaves him severely brain-damaged. Not so much a stream of consciousness, as an unconscious railing against a life that makes little sense, and a shocking and intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and sensual urges 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 first-hand. This isn’t always comfortable – but it is always a revelation.
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
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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.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.185 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.6 × 1.3 cm |
| Book_author | McBride, Eimear |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint | Faber & Faber |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 205 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
