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Snowflake

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Louise Nealon

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An exquisitely talented young Irish writer makes her literary debut with this powerful and haunting novel—a tale of love and family, depression and joy, and coming of age in the twenty-first century that is a blend of Sally Rooney and Colm Tóibín. Eighteen-year-old Debbie was raised on her family’s rural dairy farm, far from Dublin. She lives with her mother, Maeve, a skittish woman who retreats to bed for days, claims not to know Debbie’s father, and believes her dreams are prophetic. Maeve’s brother Billy, who drinks too much and impersonates famous dead writers online, completes their small family. Despite their quirks, the Whites’ love for one another is unwavering. Debbie’s life changes when she earns a place at Trinity College Dublin and begins commuting for classes. Outside her childhood bubble for the first time, she feels both overwhelmed and disappointed by her fellow students and the anonymity of city life. While the farm offers comfort, she finds herself distancing from it. As she contemplates her future, strange dreams raise fears of sharing Maeve’s fate. A tragic accident disrupts the family’s equilibrium, leading Debbie to realize her next steps may no longer be hers to choose. This gorgeous coming-of-age story explores a young woman’s journey in a world that constantly challenges her sense of self.