Milkman meets Derry Girls. A cracking read Sinead MoriartyA thrillingly fresh, provocative and touching voice Marian KeyesRoutine makes Majellas world small but change is about to make it a whole lot bigger.Stuff Majella knowsGod doesnt punish men with baldness for wearing ladies knickersBananaflavoured condoms taste the same as nutrition shakesNot everyone gets a volley of gunshots over their grave as they are being lowered into the groundStuff Majella doesnt knowThat she is autisticWhy her ma drinksWhere her da isOther people find Majella odd. She keeps herself to herself, she doesnt like gossip and she isnt interested in knowing her neighbours business. But suddenly everyone in the small town in Northern Ireland where she grew up wants to know all about hers. Since her da disappeared during the Troubles, Majella has tried to live a quiet life with her alcoholic mother. She works in the local chip shop (MondaySaturday, Sunday off), wears the same clothes every day (overalls, too small), has the same dinner each night (fish and chips, nuked in the microwave) and binge watches Dallas (the best show ever aired on TV) from the safety of her single bed. She has no friends and no boyfriend and Majella thinks things are better that way. But Majellas safe and predictable existence is shattered when her grandmother dies and as much as she wants things to go back to normal, Majella comes to realise that maybe there is more to life. And it might just be that from tragedy comes...

Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FA; Weight: 340 g; Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 23

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