Exile

A dark, often bittersweet read where you’re so close to the action that it’s almost as if you can hear Fiadh breathe … important * Belfast Telegraph *A taut, accomplished and affecting addition to the recent body of Belfast novels about the disaffected young, and the complicated tug that a place can have on you – Lucy CaldwellSkilfully interrogates what it means to have a complex relationship with home, paints a stunningly realistic portrait of the awkward years between childhood and adult existence and is, above all, a cracking read – Jan CarsonA passionate, authoritative novel that maps with scrupulous detail the intensities and treacherously shifting allegiances of its cast – Colin BarrettVisceral and compelling, Exile is an unflinching novel whose clear-eyed compassion burns brightly even in its darkest moments – Colin WalshAn explosive debut … about the joys, sorrows and complexities of female friendship, and what it is to both leave home and to return changed – Alice SlaterAn assured, unsentimental portrayal of youth … A compelling debut – EM ReapyAn eruption of a book by a phenomenal writer – Darran AndersonI barely dared to blink while reading the final few pages … One of this year’s most highly anticipated releases, Aimée Walsh is a true literary talent. * Image *

Aimee Walsh is a writer from Belfast. Her writing has appeared in Extra Teeth, Refinery29, The Skinny and RTE.

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