Sponsored by Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen, now available from Algonquin Books.
Majella O’Neill tries to lead a quiet life in her small town in Northern Ireland—working at the chip shop, caring for her mother, and binge-watching Dallas (best show on TV). Even though the Troubles supposedly ended years ago, her community continues to be haunted by the lingering divide between Protestants and Catholics. When Majella’s predictable existence is upended by the death of her granny, she comes to realize there may be more to life than the local gossips and the chip shop—in fact, there might be a whole big world outside her small town.