The odd 'family': a pregnant schoolgirl, her gay best friend and the vicar
Young adult: A Good Hiding, Shirley-Anne McMillan, Atom Books, pbk, 256 pages, €8.99
Shirley-Anne McMillan: A breezy debut Young Adult novel
Darragh McManus
It's early winter, Belfast is cold and depressing, and schoolgirl Nollaig is in trouble. As in, she's both in trouble - her life is kind of a mess - and "in trouble", to use that possibly outmoded term for pregnant.
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