The Alternatives

SKU: 9780861547807
The Alternatives

The Alternatives

SKU: 9780861547807
Author: Caoilinn Hughes
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🖤 Tone: Literary, witty, emotionally layered
📚 Genre: Literary fiction, contemporary fiction, coming-of-age fiction
⚡ Pace: Steady, character-driven
🎓 Vibes: Academic life, Irish humour, youthful idealism, messy adulthood, intellectual friendships
✨ Themes: Friendship, ambition, identity, class, belonging, growing up
🧠 Emotional Journey: Funny, bittersweet, deeply reflective
📖 Hook: A group of students navigating friendship, ambition, and uncertain futures find their idealism challenged by adulthood and emotional reality
💫 Perfect For: Readers who enjoy sharp literary fiction exploring youth, intellect, and complicated human relationships
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Genre: Literary Fiction
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About The Alternatives By Caoilinn Hughes

Olwen, Nell, Maeve and Rhona were plunged prematurely into adulthood when their parents died in a tragic twist of fate. Now in their thirties, the sisters barely speak, each too busy carving out impressive careers. But when Olwen – reluctant matriarch, lodestar and, of late, zealous consumer of gin – abruptly disappears, her sisters are cast back together to find her, whether she likes it or not.

When they eventually track Olwen down, she is holed up in a remote bungalow in rural Ireland, with little electricity and a patchy connection to the outside world. Together for the first time in years, the sisters vie to confront old wounds and diagnose new ills – most urgently, Olwen's.

Fiercely witty and unexpectedly hopeful, The Alternatives is an unforgettable portrait of a family perched on a precipice, told by one of Ireland's most gifted storytellers. 

 

Age Range: 18+
Publisher Date: 2 May 2024
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Pages: 352
Dimensions: 23.3 x15.2 x 2.8cm
Language: English

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