From the Librarian’s Cellar: Eggshells

“Vivian doesn’t feel like she fits in – never has. She lives alone in a house in North Dublin that her great aunt left to her. She has no friends, no jobs and few social skills.”

So is she an interesting character? Is there enough going on for us to stick with Vivian for two hundred and fifty-three pages?

Absolutely.Yes.

Caitriona Lally’s debut novel is a delight. Vivian is different, her circumstancescrypticallythreaded into the subtext. Nothing is explained, nor should it be,on this whimsic...