Snowflake

Debbie White, aged eighteen, lives and works on her familys dairy farm only forty minutes outside Dublin, but it might as well be another world. Her mother, Maeve, takes to bed for days on end, claims not to know who Debbies father is, and believes her dreams have the powers of prophecy. Her Uncle Billy, who lives in the caravan behind their house, drinks too much and impersonates famous dead writers online. Nevertheless, theres no shortage of love in Debbies family.When her top exam scores afford her a place at Trinity College Dublin, Debbie begins to commute in on class days, feeling both overwhelmed and under-impressed by her fellow students and the pace and anonymity of city life. For the first time, she questions her own identity, and when she begins to have strange dreams, Debbie fears that she may end up just like Maeve. A tragic accident upends the familys equilibrium, and Debbie will be forced into a role she never intended.At its heart, SNOWFLAKE is a coming-of-age story about a young woman learning to navigate through a world that constantly questions her sense of self. Its a beautiful literary debut by a preternaturally gifted young writer.