Maeve was unnerved by how personally her parents took those murders. She didn’t feel the deaths in her teeth and bones the way her parents seemed to. She suspected it was because she’d grown up in the Troubles - neighbours shooting neighbours was just the way things had always been for her. It was the older generations who were more easily disturbed.
Since I am a big fan of the show “Derry Girls”, I googled “books like derry girls” and among others, Michelle Gallen’s novels have been suggested.
At first, it was not that easy to get into the story. Maeve is an interesting character with a unique voice I had to get used to. Most of the characeters speak in dialect with each other (which I liked, because it is a lot more authentic), but it is not always easy to understand (maybe it is easier for native English speakers, I don’t know).
Overall, I enjoyed Factory Girls (I will definitely do some more research on the Troubles) and this novel was an interesting read; however, I think I would have liked it even more if the friendship of the girls had been explored a little bit more.
Now, I look forward to reading Big Girl, Small Town because I have read that her debut is better than Factory Girls.
