A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing Book

Winner of the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction and Desmond Elliott Prize for Debut Novelists, Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing tells the story of a young woman and the difficulties she experiences dealing with the emotions incurred by the difficult relationships she has with members of her family...Having to cope with an overly-religious mother, a disabled brother and an uncle with less than innocent intentions, Eimear McBride presents an astonishingly insightful and intimate look into the thoughts, feelings and chaotic sexuality of a young lady - who is both vulnerable and isolated - trying to carve out a better life for herself and her ill sibling.Encouraging readers to read between the lines, the book is a pioneering example of narrative style and oozes distinctive personality - cleverly balancing brutality, tenderness, darkness and wit.This book has been hand-picked for the Book People's FaberShop, in partnership with Faber & Faber.Read More