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Deirdre Sullivan

Deirdre Sullivan is a writer from Galway. Her books include Prim Improper, Improper Order and Primperfect, which was the first YA novel ever to be shortlisted for the European Prize for Literature. Her 2016 novel Needlework was awarded a White Raven and the CBI Honour Award for fiction. Deirdre's most recent book, Tangleweed and Brine, a collection of dark fairy-tale retellings, won an Irish Book Award for Best Young Adult Book of the Year 2017. Deirdre loves reading, knitting, bodily autonomy and guinea-pigs.

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Title:: I Want to Know That I Will Be Okay
Written by:: Deirdre Sullivan
Read by:: Emma Lowe
Format:: Unabridged CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 5
Duration:: 5 hours 37 minutes
Published:: August 01 2021
Available Date:: August 01 2021
Age Category:: Adult
ISBN:: 9781867551003
Genres:: Fiction; Contemporary Fiction; Literary Fiction; Short Stories & Anthologies
Publisher:: Bolinda audio

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Award winning author

Already established as an award-winning author for children and young adults, I Want to Know That I Will Be Okay marks Deirdre Sullivan's arrival as a captivating new voice in literary fiction.

It had felt a bit like being haunted, being pregnant. Unexpected thumps, and moments when she would be reminded that there was a little person living inside of her. For a while afterwards, sometimes it would feel like she was still inside, and Kate would tap her stomach, or say something to the baby before she remembered that she was alone. In this dark, glittering collection of short stories, Deirdre Sullivan explores the trauma and power that reside in women’s bodies. A teenage girl tries to fit in at a party held in a haunted house, with unexpected and disastrous consequences. A mother and daughter run a thriving online business selling antique dolls, while their customers get more than they bargained for. And after a stillbirth, a young woman discovers that there is something bizarre and wondrous growing inside of her.