Big Girl Small Town with the best synopsis ever – “
Milkman meets Derry Girls. A cracking read’ – which is proudly emblazoned on the Irish version of the cover. Majella is one of those outliers – ignored by most people, and reasonably content to potter on with her life. She lives with her
alcoholic mother, works in the local chipper, and obsesses over the lives of Bobby, Sue Ellen, and Pam in her wall-to-wall Dallas reruns. She keeps herself to herself, has no friends and no boyfriend, and she thinks her life is the better for it. But when her grandmother dies and the will reveals a couple of surprises, Majella soon finds that she is the object of everyone’s curiosity. Initially, she hates the attention, but she soon realises that maybe she can change her life for the better. Reminiscent of Roddy Doyle’s dialogue-driven work, this is a really fantastic debut novel from an author we’ll definitely be watching out for.
THE Aisling Centre in Enniskillen is offering a free, live, virtual wellbeing programme during February and March. Entitled, There is Always Hope , the aim of the programme is to help reduce stress and improve mental health, particularly in this time of Covid-19 restrictions. Bridie Sweeney, Centre Co-ordinator, said: The programme offers hope but perhaps just as importantly reminds us that there is always help available and Aisling Centre will be on hand to provide counselling and support as it has done all the way through this pandemic. Aisling Centre is ‘open’ and continues to accept new referrals with a very simple self-referral process, but Bridie noted that they are also aware that, as the pandemic drags on, people need connection with others and the support of knowing that they are not alone .
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