We begin the book with Debbie, at eighteen, who is making the move from her rural dairy farm in Kildare to the bustling campus of Trinity college in Dublin. Her uncle's alcoholism is a growing problem, her mother is suffering bouts of undiagnosed mental illness, believing that she can see truth and visions in dreams. The writing style is so evocative, there are several descriptions of these dreams throughout the novel, creating this very liminal space akin to coming of age. Debbie is no longer a child but not yet a fully fledged adult, much a like a dream, she seems to exist between sleeping and waking, and the way the novel is written perfectly conveys this. As well as a hypnotic and compelling, if sometimes bleak, coming of age story, there are also moments of humour and warmth, particularly Debbie bonding with her new college friend Xanthe over Gilmore Girls (#TeamJessForeverrrr). Our media is often so over saturated with romanticised depictions of this time in life, that I always appreciate a story that feels so raw and honest. Will definitely be reading more from Louise Nealon in the future!