A review by cseibs
The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien

4.0

Been meaning to read this for a long time and glad I finally got around to it. O'Brien writes with an honest and unvarnished girl's voice that isn't romanticized or moralized. I think there is something in Caithleen and Baba that every girl can relate to, whether an Irish country girl or not. Also, just terrible how Elena Ferrante totally ripped off The Country Girls (and poorly to boot) for her Neapolitan series.