In Caitriona Lally’s Eggshells we meet Vivian – nine tenths fictional creation and one tenth our own personality. Vivian is independent, creative, brave. She lives alone in Dublin in what was once her great-aunt’s house and she ventures outside only for the food shopping or the finding of secret portals. Personal hygiene isn’t a priority. Neither is money-making nor official employment. Indeed Vivian is fully sanguine about her lack of career. She types “Bubble-blower” and “Changeling” into online search fields and considers her daily job-seeking “more of a hobby than an action that could produce results”. When David from the Social Welfare attempts a home visit, Vivian’s off-beat reception...
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