About the book
Debbie White grew up milking cows on a dairy farm in Kildare. Living with her was her uncle Billy, who lived in a caravan parked on the property and whose best friend was a bottle of whiskey, and her mother, Maeve, who spends the day sleeping and writing down dreams that she believes are prophecies.
The book, which goes on sale later this month, tells the story of Debbie White, a young woman who grew up milking cows on a dairy farm in Kildare. Living with her was her uncle Billy, who lived in a caravan parked on the property and whose best friend was a bottle of whiskey, and her mother, Maeve, who spends the day sleeping and writing down dreams that she believes are prophecies. .
When she is accepted to study English at Trinity College Dublin, Debbie trades the brutality of life on the farm for life in the city, where guards laugh at her for asking for directions and classmates mock her for her naivety and its origin: a secluded and homely life marked by mysticism, alcoholism and austerity.
As she moves through her sophisticated new friendships, things begin to fall apart. Maeve’s eccentricity becomes darker and Billy’s drinking habit worsens. Debbie has to deal with the most difficult aspects of herself and her insignificant life. But although the Whites are crazy, they are also tremendously loving and each of them represents a safe place for others.
Debbie then begins a struggle to find herself and to avoid becoming her mother.
Nealon questions us in this novel about how we discover who we are once we venture out into the world on our own while painting a stark portrait of rural Irish society.
Surprising, fresh and entirely unique, “Snowflake” is a story of messy families and even messier friendships, and how new chapters often mean starting over from the beginning.
When she is accepted to study English at Trinity College Dublin, Debbie trades the brutality of life on the farm for life in the city, where guards laugh at her for asking for directions and classmates mock her for her naivety and its origin: a secluded and homely life marked by mysticism, alcoholism and austerity.
As she moves through her sophisticated new friendships, things begin to fall apart. Maeve’s eccentricity becomes darker and Billy’s drinking habit worsens. Debbie has to deal with the most difficult aspects of herself and her insignificant life. But although the Whites are crazy, they are also tremendously loving and each of them represents a safe place for others.
Debbie then begins a struggle to find herself and to avoid becoming her mother.
Nealon questions us in this novel about how we discover who we are once we venture out into the world on our own while painting a stark portrait of rural Irish society.
Surprising, fresh and entirely unique, Snowflake is a story of messy families and even messier friendships, and how new chapters often mean starting over from the beginning.
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