Gráinne O'Hare – författare

The International BestsellerShortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize'Hilarious and gut-wrenching' - Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller'Think Dolly Alderton, but with the sharp edges of Eliza Clark' - IndependentBelfast: three girls are living for the weekend, their wild friendship the only thing that matters. Harley: hurtling from club to club in a wild and blurry quest for meaning.Maggie: navigating a situationship with an unavailable woman, and, of course, therapy.Róise: only bothering to turn up to her boring office job due to an ill-advised crush on her boss.But the three of them used to be four. And now, one year on from a tragic accident that almost ripped them apart, Harley, Maggie and Róise still can’t face up to any of it: to adulthood, the future, and to each other.'An emotional wild ride in all the best ways' - Dakota Johnson, TEATIME Book club 'Compulsively readable and brilliant on friendship and grief. I raced through it' - Daily Mail'So funny, taut and complex' - Wendy Erskine, author of The Benefactors'Like the literary love child of Miranda July and Carrie Fisher, transposed in Belfast - hilarious, smart and chaotic in the best way' - Louise Nealon, author of SnowflakeShortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the An Post Irish Book AwardsA Most Anticipated Novel of the Year - DAZED, Irish Times, RTÉReaders are raving about Thirst Trap:'Made me laugh and cry in equal measure''Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving . . . I loved every page of it’'Sharp, funny, and deeply relatable''This book is the moment''I mourned this being over. It’s sad and beautiful and real and messy. It’s perfect'

The International BestsellerWinner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year AwardShortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize'Hilarious and gut-wrenching' – Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller'Think Dolly Alderton, but with the sharp edges of Eliza Clark' – The IndependentBelfast: three girls are living for the weekend, their friendship the only thing that matters.Harley: hurtling from club to club in a wild and blurry quest for meaning.Maggie: navigating a situationship with an unavailable woman, and, of course, therapy.Róise: only bothering to turn up to her boring office job due to an ill-advised crush on her boss.But the three of them used to be four. And now, one year on from a tragic accident that almost ripped the group apart, Harley, Maggie and Róise still can't face up to any of it: to adulthood, the future, or to one another.'Compulsively readable and brilliant on friendship and grief. I raced through it' – Daily Mail'So funny, taut and complex' – Wendy Erskine, author of The Benefactors'Like the literary love child of Miranda July and Carrie Fisher, transposed in Belfast – hilarious, smart and chaotic in the best way' – Louise Nealon, author of SnowflakeShortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the An Post Irish Book AwardsA Most-Anticipated Novel of Year – DAZED, Irish Times, RTÉReaders are raving about Thirst Trap:'Made me laugh and cry in equal measure''Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving . . . I loved every page of it’'Sharp, funny, and deeply relatable''This book is the moment''I mourned this being over. It’s sad and beautiful and real and messy. It’s perfect'

The International BestsellerWinner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year AwardShortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize'Hilarious and gut-wrenching' – Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller'Think Dolly Alderton, but with the sharp edges of Eliza Clark' – The IndependentBelfast: three girls are living for the weekend, their friendship the only thing that matters.Harley: hurtling from club to club in a wild and blurry quest for meaning.Maggie: navigating a situationship with an unavailable woman, and, of course, therapy.Róise: only bothering to turn up to her boring office job due to an ill-advised crush on her boss.But the three of them used to be four. And now, one year on from a tragic accident that almost ripped the group apart, Harley, Maggie and Róise still can't face up to any of it: to adulthood, the future, or to one another.'Compulsively readable and brilliant on friendship and grief. I raced through it' – Daily Mail'So funny, taut and complex' – Wendy Erskine, author of The Benefactors'Like the literary love child of Miranda July and Carrie Fisher, transposed in Belfast – hilarious, smart and chaotic in the best way' – Louise Nealon, author of SnowflakeShortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the An Post Irish Book AwardsA Most-Anticipated Novel of Year – DAZED, Irish Times, RTÉReaders are raving about Thirst Trap:'Made me laugh and cry in equal measure''Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving . . . I loved every page of it’'Sharp, funny, and deeply relatable''This book is the moment''I mourned this being over. It’s sad and beautiful and real and messy. It’s perfect'

In einer WG in Belfast haben die Freundinnen Maggie, Harley und Róise ihre wilden Zwanziger erlebt. Doch nach dem schrecklichen Verlust ihrer Freundin Lydia droht die Freundschaft zu zerbrechen. »Weird Girls« ist eine bittersüße Geschichte darüber, dass das Leben nicht rosarot ist, aber echte Freundinnen immer füreinander da sind.