Having read and enjoyed the opening chapters on Readers First, I was pleased to be able to continue reading about how Debbie was coping with starting University.
Debbie starts University as a commuter, still living on the family farm and travelling in, rather than living in student accommodation. She initially tries to blend in, to be inconspicuous to everyone else at Trinity.
She has to try to juggle her two different worlds, the academic challenges of studying English at a top University and the mental health challenges of her family, especially when a tragedy happens at home.
Debbie has to grow up fast in her first few months at University, to work out who she is, what she wants to become and who are the important people in her life. She also needs to learn that money doesn’t always buy happiness.
This isn’t a light hearted read, with a number of different mental health issues being covered. However, I found it to be a thoughtful and inspired debut novel about a young woman who needs to believe in her own self worth. I look forward to reading more from Louise Nealon in the future.
Debbie starts University as a commuter, still living on the family farm and travelling in, rather than living in student accommodation. She initially tries to blend in, to be inconspicuous to everyone else at Trinity.
She has to try to juggle her two different worlds, the academic challenges of studying English at a top University and the mental health challenges of her family, especially when a tragedy happens at home.
Debbie has to grow up fast in her first few months at University, to work out who she is, what she wants to become and who are the important people in her life. She also needs to learn that money doesn’t always buy happiness.
This isn’t a light hearted read, with a number of different mental health issues being covered. However, I found it to be a thoughtful and inspired debut novel about a young woman who needs to believe in her own self worth. I look forward to reading more from Louise Nealon in the future.