In recession-era Cork, a young woman and her gay best friend navigate messy love, secrets, and adulthood with sharp humor.
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In recession-era Cork, a young woman and her gay best friend navigate messy love, secrets, and adulthood with sharp humor.
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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A brilliantly funny novel about friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos, and a young woman desperately trying to manage all three • “O'Donoghue deepens the familiar coming-of-age premise with riveting moral complications." —People "If you’ve ever been unsure what to do with your degree in English; if you’ve ever wondered when the rug-buying part of your life will start...if you’ve ever loved the wrong person, or the right person at the wrong time…In s...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Explicit sex scenes; affairs, infidelity, and seduction drive the plot
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted
Profanity
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Frequent strong profanity and explicit sexual language
Substance use
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Recurring social drinking and nights out among young adults
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Gay lead character; closeted affair is central; anti-gay language present
Religious content
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Irish Catholic backdrop; faith linked to abortion-access themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Recession, class, bodily autonomy, and Irish abortion politics recur
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Miscarriage; abortion-money blackmail; brief child-abuse mention
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