Natasha tries to focus on her Leaving Certificate preparations alongside her friends, but her home life spirals into turmoil. Her mother destroys dishes and cookware in fits of rage. Her father disappears one night without warning or explanation. Meanwhile, her brother Craobh struggles with his own problems that threaten to overwhelm him. As exam pressure mounts, Natasha must navigate the competing demands of academic success and family crisis. The weight of teenage expectations collides with domestic upheaval in this story about young people carrying burdens beyond their years. Written entirely in Irish, the novel captures the particular stresses facing modern adolescents as they balance personal dreams with family obligations and social pressures.
Genres: contemporary, adolescence, family-drama, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-obligations, social-pressures
Setting: Ireland
Period: 21st-century
136 pages · Paperback · Cois Life Teoranta