Big Girl, Small Town

by Michelle Gallen

Book Overview

"An immensely lovable debut novel . . . It's the kind of magic you'll feel lucky to find." --Ron Charles, The Washington Post

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
FINALIST FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
FINALIST FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE

Meet Majella O'Neill, a heroine like no other, in this captivating Irish debut that has been called Milkman meets Derry Girls...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643750895
• ISBN13: 9781643750897
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

did not live up to the hype :(

I really wanted to love this book. I absolutely adored the show “Derry Girls” and was so intrigued when I saw this book compared to it, but “Big Girl, Small Town” was a definite let down. Majella was an interesting lead, but there was no real plot that I felt the story was revealing for her (that is until the absolute last page and even that was underwhelming). The whole time I was reading it felt like I was just waiting for something, ANYTHING, to happen. Nothing ever really did. While the Irish quips, slang, and names were fun to look up and roll around in, that was all I was really enjoying about this book.