Checkout 19

A New York Times. 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection 'Extraordinary. radiant' Sunday Times. 'An existential tour-de-force' Eimear McBride'Elatingly risky' Guardian. 'We read in order to come to life. '. With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape her life; from crushes on teachers to navigating relationships in a fast-paced world; from overhearing her grandmothers' peculiar stories to nurturing her own personal freedom and a boundless love of literature. Fusing fantasy with lived experience, Checkout 19. is a vivid and mesmerising journey through the small traumas and triumphs that define us - as readers, as writers, as human beings. A 'Books of 2021' pick in the Guardian. , Daily Mail. , Daily Telegraph. , Irish Times Culture. and New Statesman. 'This is her new book to shake the world anew' Sebastian Barry. 'Mesmerising, whip-smart, full of genius. It is also very funny' Elaine Feeney. 'Her voice is all her own' Anne Enright.