Notes to Self
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An astonishingly fine book
An astonishingly fine book
Light on its feet and goes in deep
Wry, shocking, winningly frank . . . What is most striking about the collection is its universality. [These stories] urgently need to be told. Pine does so with an honesty and vigour that are always uplifting
This compelling memoir crystallises the human experience and gives words to the feelings you never knew you had
A truly brilliant writer . . . A great book
A brilliant collection
An exceptional collection of essays . . . Pine's sharp, unadorned writing style allows the unobscured truths to rise to the surface
What resonates is Pine's articulation of the small, cumulative frustrations of life as a woman
Emilie Pine is Professor of Modern Drama at University College Dublin, Ireland. She has published widely as an academic and critic. Her first collection of personal essays
Notes to Self
won the Butler Literary Award, the Sunday
Independent
Newcomer of the Year Award, and Book of the Year 2018 at the Irish Book Awards.
Ruth & Pen
is her first novel.