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The Rachel Incident

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Notes From Your Bookseller
Notes From Your Bookseller

This funny, incisive, and poignant debut novel about the relationships formed during that turbulent, transitory time in one's early twenties, and how they continue to echo throughout our lives is perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Naoise Dolan.

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A brilliantly funny novel about friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos, and a young woman desperately trying to manage all three “O'Donoghue deepens the familiar coming-of-age premise with riveting moral complications." —People

"If you’ve ever been unsure what to do with your degree in English; if you’ve ever wondered when the rug-buying part of your life will start...if you’ve ever loved the wrong person, or the right person at the wrong time…...

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