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Big girl, small town : a novel / Michelle Gallen.

Summary:
"Majella is happiest out of the spotlight, living a quiet life away from neighbors' stares and the gossips of the small town in Northern Ireland where she grew up during the Troubles. But underneath her seemingly predictable existence, she doesn't know where her father is, and every person in her town has been changed by the lingering divide between Protestants and Catholics. When Majella's grandmother dies, she comes to realize there may be more to life than the gossips of Aghybogey, the pub, and the chip shop. In fact, there just may be a whole big world outside her small town"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781643750897
  • ISBN: 1643750895
  • Physical Description: 311 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in Great Britain in 2020 by John Murray (Publishers), a Hachette UK company."--Title page verso.
Subject: Grandmothers > Death > Fiction.
Single women > Northern Ireland > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Alcoholism > Fiction.
Life change events > Fiction.
Northern Ireland > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Bildungsromans.

Available copies

  • 19 of 19 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 1 current hold with 19 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library FICTION GALLEN (Text) 50686015688505 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F GAL (Text) 33240004893908 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F GAL (Text) 75011000346129 Adult Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION GALLEN (Text) 50688010789874 Adult Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC GALLEN, MICHELLE (Text) 36446002029133 Adult Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library GAL (Text) 33249024769881 Fiction Available -
Huntingdon County Library F GAL (Text) 30298100587157 Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Gallen (Text) 39427103552824 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
Juniata County Library F GAL (Text)
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Martin Library Adults GAL Fiction (Text) 33454005783972 Reading Room Balcony Available -

Summary: "Majella is happiest out of the spotlight, living a quiet life away from neighbors' stares and the gossips of the small town in Northern Ireland where she grew up during the Troubles. But underneath her seemingly predictable existence, she doesn't know where her father is, and every person in her town has been changed by the lingering divide between Protestants and Catholics. When Majella's grandmother dies, she comes to realize there may be more to life than the gossips of Aghybogey, the pub, and the chip shop. In fact, there just may be a whole big world outside her small town"--

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