A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection
''Extraordinary . . . radiant'' Sunday Times
''An existential tour-de-force'' Eimear McBride
''Elatingly risky'' Guardian
''We read in order to come to life.''
With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape her life; from crushes on teachers to navigating relationships in a fast-paced world; from overhearing her grandmothers'' peculiar stories to nurturing her own personal freedom and a boundless love of literature.
Fusing fantasy with lived experience, Checkout 19 is a vivid and mesmerising journey through the small traumas and triumphs that define us - as readers, as writers, as human beings.
* A ''Books of 2021'' pick in the Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Irish Times Culture and New Statesman *
''This is her new book to shake the world anew'' Sebastian Barry
''Mesmerising, whip-smart, full of genius . . . It is also very funny'' Elaine Feeney
''Her voice is all her own'' Anne Enright