The Life & Times of Cassie Collins is a candid coming-of-age memoir about identity, family, relationships,
ambition, and the complicated path from adolescence into adulthood. Cassie looks back on a life shaped
by pivotal experiences, difficult choices, changing relationships, education, travel, and an ongoing struggle
to understand where she belongs.
Moving through memories of childhood, school, family expectations, romance, friendship, work, and
periods of profound uncertainty, Cassie questions the stories she has been told and the decisions she has
made. Her reflections are restless, humorous, self-critical, and often painfully honest as she tries to
separate memory from interpretation and regret from responsibility.
Set against the social and cultural backdrop of Belfast and beyond, the story follows a woman searching
for stability while confronting the consequences of her past. Ultimately, Cassie's journey becomes a
personal record of survival, self-examination, hope, and belonging as she searches for a life she can call
her own, inviting honest personal reflection for readers