“A darkly hilarious novel about small-town life, which manages to be wildly entertaining despite being mostly set in a chip shop – a fine place in which to loiter with such a filthy, funny, clever companion”
Big Girl, Small Town Audiobook
Narrated by Nicola Coughlan
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BIG GIRL, SMALL SCREEN
Pippa Brown optioned Big Girl Small Town for Lookout Point after a competitive bidding process.
The renowned writer, director and former actor Kathy Burke has joined the creative team working on the adaptation.
Lookout Point is owned by BBC Studios and is one of the UK’s leading TV producers, known for delivering award-winning scripted series with global impact.
Shortlisted for:
The Costa First Novel Award
Irish Book Awards
The Comedy Women in Print Award
The Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize
The Kate O'Brien Award.
Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje prize
Praise for Big Girl, Small Town
“Milkman meets Derry Girls. A cracking read“ – Sinéad Moriarty
A thrillingly fresh, provocative and touching voice’ – Marian Keyes
Bawdy yet beautiful, full of everyday tragedy, absurdity and truth. I grew extraordinarily attached to Majella’ – Sara Baume
“A winning evocation of a small Irish community whose people burst from its pages. Engaging and satisfying” - The Daily Mail
“Big Girl, Small Town is even funnier than Derry Girls, while being just as fraught as Anna Burns’s Booker Prize winner.” - Sunday Independent
“Captivating . . . a confident debut with a very memorable protagonist in Majella.” - The Irish Times
“ Majella didn’t understand all this pseudo-secrecy, the stories people told. She liked things straight. ”
“Sensational debut” – Publishers Weekly - starred review
”Majella is a compelling character caught in a fascinating slice of time, and her journey is exquisitely rendered.” – Library Journal - starred review
“Majella is a nuanced and complicated heroine, reliant on routines and largely dismissive of change. Infused with local diction, inflection, and slang, her voice envelops readers in the sounds of small-town Ireland.” - Booklist (print edition) - starred review
“An irreverent portrait of small-town Northern Ireland that is both bleakly and uproariously funny.” – Kirkus Reviews
“…a working-class setting seldom depicted on either side of the pond, an atmosphere of sweat, grease, and labor, of Friday night pubs and Saturday hangovers, of people bursting with shattered dreams and electric intelligence.” Indie Next Pick Dec 2020
“Big Girl, Small Town illuminates an enigmatic, violent social ecosystem. When have I read a tougher, more tender protagonist for the ages than Majella? She is an apt, heartbreaking guide through this fierce, raw, unignorable debut.” – Marie-Helene Bertino (author of Parakeet)
“Utterly brilliant and deliciously hilarious!” - Christy Lefteri (author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo)