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The Cantankerous Molly Darling
Described as both hilarious and huggable (and featuring some incredibly well-named chickens), this is a book that touches on the dangers of social media, the importance of baking, and the madness of the modern Irish family. It received positive reviews in the Irish Independent, Irish Times, Galway Advertiser, an Editor's pick in Inis, and a summer bestseller in Easons, Ireland.
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About Alvy Carragher
Alvy Carragher is an award-winning Irish poet and author based in Canada. She has published two books, as well as numerous articles, blogs and poetry which are all available across a wide range of anthologies, literary websites and publications.
Her first collection of poetry "Falling in love with broken things" was published in 2016 by Salmon Poetry to rave reviews. Chicken House Books published her first novel "The Cantankerous Molly Darling" in June 2019. It received positive reviews and coverage across both Irish and UK media. The audio version will be available in 2020.
Her work has been archived by the National Library of Ireland, and her comic blog won several National Blog Awards. She has performed her poetry both in Ireland and the USA, representing Poetry Ireland as the delegate for the Poetry Ireland Introduction Series in 2016 at a reading in the Lincoln Center, NYC.
She currently lives in Vancouver, Canada, where she is working on a second young adult novel and some adult fiction. Her second poetry collection The Men I Keep Under My Bed will be published by Salmon Poetry in June 2020.
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