The Difference

On a January morning, Beth and Steve bring three-day-old baby Ismae home from the hospital. A little girl to complete their ordinary suburban family.

Except that Ismae is different.

And as she gets older and stronger, her difference become more obvious.

But as her family strive to ignore the stifling prejudices of a community determined to only look skin deep, they begin to feel the strain.

Do they risk falling apart, letting the difference come between them?

“This is a stunning debut, with subtle, realistic characterisation. Ismae will win reader's hearts.-- Irish Examiner”

A novel about one woman's quest for an authentic life. When extraordinary new baby Ismae turns Beth's world inside out, she begins to understand the fierce power of mother-love and, through her daughter, learns to know and trust herself. A moving, convincing story of courage and burgeoning hope Nuala O'Connor, author of Miss Emily
Little Ismae is an unforgettable character ... readers will be glad they've met her Belinda McKeon, author of Solace and Tender
An enjoyable read, with vivid characters and a lively plot Sunday Business Post
This is a stunning debut, with subtle, realistic characterisation. Ismae will win reader's hearts. Irish Examiner

Born in Dublin, Justine Delaney Wilson read English at Trinity College Dublin and completed a post-grad in Journalism at the Dublin Institute of Technology.

She has been writing on a freelance basis ever since, and worked in television research and production for over a decade.

Her first book, The High Society (Gill & Macmillan, 2007) was nominated in the Non-Fiction Book of the Year category at the BGE Irish Book Awards in 2008.

She is the author of two novels, The Difference and Listen for the Weather.

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On a January morning, Beth and Steve bring three-day-old baby Ismae home from the hospital. A little girl to complete their ordinary suburban family.Except that Ismae is different. And as she gets older and stronger, her difference become more obvious.But as her family strive to ignore the stifling prejudices of a community determined to only look skin deep, they begin to feel the strain.Do they risk falling apart, letting the difference come between them?

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