"A LoveReading Star Book that roars with humour, emotion, and lots of love for Majella as her life changes over the course of one week."
This is such a beautifully handled startling wow of a read, it has gone straight in to sit as a LoveReading Star Book. Spend a week with Majella as the routine of her life changes, she just wants to go to work, watch Dallas, and eat the same dinner each night. However… her mother is an alcoholic, her dad disappeared in the Troubles, and her gran has just died.
The synopsis tells you that Majella is autistic, but this is her story, and she doesn’t know she is, so I met, I saw, I got to know Majella, as Majella. The extensive list of things she isn’t keen on are announced as the story progresses. The humour Michelle Gallen delivers is punchy, the swearing is particularly sweary, while the heartachy emotion wormed its way into my heart and squeezed.
In fact Majella marched her way into my thoughts, she is one of the most wonderful characters I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, and I’d go so far as to say that she is unforgettable. The repetition of her life, echoed through the book, adding emphasis to each new experience. The surrounding town and its folk slipped and exploded into play while the chip shop sits centre stage.
Simple and raw yet richly complex, Big Girl, Small Town comes with huge applause and recommendations from me.
| Primary Genre | Humorous Fiction |
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Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020 Shortlist Routine makes Majella's world small but change is about to make it a whole lot bigger. *Stuff Majella knows* -God doesn't punish men with baldness for wearing ladies' knickers -Banana-flavoured condoms taste the same as nutrition shakes -Not everyone gets a volley of gunshots over their grave as they are being lowered into the ground *Stuff Majella doesn't know* -That she is autistic -Why her ma drinks -Where her da is Other people find Majella odd. She keeps herself to herself, she doesn't like gossip and she isn't interested in knowing her neighbours' business.
Big Girl, Small Town features in the following genres: Humorous Fiction, Family Drama, Sharing Diverse Voices, Debuts, Star Books, Fiction, Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories
Paperback, Hardback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Big Girl, Small Town was written by Michelle Gallen and published by John Murray Publishers Ltd an imprint of John Murray Press
Big Girl, Small Town has 311 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
