With My Lazy Eye - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847247008 ISBN 13: 9781847247001

Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc

Synopsis

"With My Lazy Eye" is the story of Lucy. Lucy's a misfit. She's growing up in a large family in a semi-detached house, dreaming of being someone else and making her father proud. It's not looking promising. He's an internationally renowned academic and her siblings are bright achievers, but Lucy is lazy, directionless and never quite manages to succeed. Perhaps that's because she's not really trying. She hasn't got the energy to revise for exams, she can't convince herself to care about coming last and even when she goes to London and finds the perfect job, she is still destined to fail. And as far as men are concerned, Lucy tumbles into bed with one after another, never finding any she can find real affection for. It seems she's going nowhere - fast. Finally, Lucy is going to grow up and choose her own life, but when a family crisis looms, it might just be too late.

About this title

About the Author

Julia Kelly was born in 1969, studied English, Sociology and Journalism in Dublin, and escaped to London for the mad, bad years of life. She now lives in Bray, County Wicklow. This is her first novel.

Review

This debut novel is chock-full of humour and detailed observations - OK. * OK!Magazine * Julia Kelly's is surely the freshest voice in Irish fiction since the wonderful early novels of Edna O'Brien. This is a future to watch - John Banville * John Banville * A page-turner. Kelly's acute observations about adolescence ring true, the reader will laugh...This is a stunning debut - Irish Examiner * Irish Examiner *

About this edition

• Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
• ISBN 10: 1847247008
• ISBN 13: 9781847247001
• Binding: Paperback