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If you love Derry Girls, you'll love this novel
The perfect funny, sharp-witted, summer reading. Set in Northern Island in the mid 1990s, the story follows Maeve over what she hopes will be her last summ... READ MORE
Laugh-out-loud worthy
It says it itself, and it was right: this book is perfect for fans of Derry Girls!
Set in small-town rural Ireland under the prospect of ‘one last summer... READ MORE
Synopsis
It's the summer of 1994, and all Maeve Murray wants is some money and good exam results so she can escape her shitty wee town in Northern Ireland.
Over the holidays, Maeve bags herself a job at the local shirt factory with her best friends Caroline and Aoife. It's set to be the summer of their lives, but first she's got to survive a tit-for-tat paramilitary campaign as brutal as her relationship with her mam, iron 800 shirts a day to keep her job and dodge the attentions of Handy Andy Strawbridge, her slimy English boss. And when she starts to notice things aren't adding up at the factory, it seems like revealing the truth may just be her one-way ticket out of town.
Publisher information
- Publisher: John Murray Press
- ISBN: 9781529386288
- Number of pages: 304
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
- Weight: 210g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allAn absolute stunner!
Set in the summer of 1994, in a small Northern Irish town, Factory Girls tells the story of Maeve. She and her two friends have found themselves a summer j... READ MORE
Growing up in The Troubles
Michelle Gallen's first novel 'Big Girl, Small Town' was one of my stand out reads of 2020 so I was delighted to read 'Factory Girls'. It's the 1990's and... READ MORE
Riotously funny
Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen is riotously funny, perfectly capturing a special moment in history.
Set during the summer after completing their exams t... READ MORE
Edging Away from Home
Edging Away from Home
As an American of Irish descent in the 1990’s I was concerned about “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland. Living in Los Angeles, what ... READ MORE
Pass the Tayto, get comfy and get ready to laugh and cry till your belly hurts
First off I just would like to thank NetGalley and John Murray Publishing for the ARC of Factory Girls exchange for a fair and honest review
This is the... READ MORE
Fun, sassy summer reading
Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen
If you’re looking for that elusive hilarious book set in Northern Ireland with the utter alchemy to spin real life drudger... READ MORE