Sugartown

(Paperback, TPB with flaps)

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For fans of Sally Rooney and Megan Nolan comes a remarkable debut about a generation struggling to understand the world and their place in it


Saoirses life has lost what little direction it once had. Forced to move from London to her small Irish hometown after a bad breakup, she is once more caught up in the family drama she abandoned five years ago. Her mother, Maire, bears no resemblance to the woman who raised her, doting on Saoirse's three younger sisters and showering them with affection she never showed her eldest child.


As tensions with her mother escalate Saoirse seems to be making all the wrong decisions, until her actions start to mirror those of her father. Saoirse knows she needs to change, but galvanising herself to do so is a whole different issue.


Scalpel-sharp and full of subtle wit,Sugartownis offers striking insights into family, mother/daughter relationships, and what it means to return to a world you thought you'd left behind.

Reviews

'Unsparing and affectionate, this crackling debut tears through the landscape of the Irish midlands with rawness, candour and humour that will make Caragh Maxwells voice immediately known.' Anne Enright, author of The Wren, The Wren

'Exquisite. The narrative beats with the thrum of the bass then devastates in tender, heartbreaking moments. Utterly compelling, authentic and raw, this is a stunning debut and Caragh Maxwells voice is one we should be hearing.'Una Mannion, author ofA Crooked Tree

Author Bio

Caragh Maxwell is a writer living in Sligo town. She graduated from the Trinity College MPhil in Creative Writing in 2023, and her essays, poems and stories have been published in The Irish Times, The Cormorant and other publications. Her writing focuses on the self, memory, and womanhood.Sugartownis her debut novel.