Maire Zepf: Dearg

An Irish language book.

Fionn – the girl who lights up like a lantern every time she speaks.

A typical teenager, Fionn is very passionate about many things in life – her friends, her youth club, human rights – but she has one major problem: she can’t seem to put that passion into words. Whenever she tries to speak in front of other people, she lights up like a tomato and her voice fails her. It’s mortifying. But as she and her friends become more involved with the language rights movement in Belfast, she makes a decision: she has to be stronger, she has to be braver, she has to overcome this and find her own voice. This journey turns out to be more difficult than Fionn could have possibly imagined and she soon learns just how strong and brave she actually is – and just how powerful her voice is when she finally manages to use it.

Content Warning: Sexual Assault.grie

Format: Paperback