Inhalt: A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection 'Extraordinary . . . radiant' Sunday Times 'An existential tour-de-force' Eimear McBride 'Elatingly risky' Guardian 'We read in order to come to life.' With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape her life; from crushes on teachers to navigating relationships in a fast-paced world; from overhearing her grandmothers' peculiar stories to nurturing her own personal freedom and a boundless love of literature. Fusing fantasy with lived experience, Checkout 19 is a vivid and mesmerising journey through the small traumas and triumphs that define us - as readers, as writers, as human beings. * A 'Books of 2021' pick in the Guardian , Daily Mail , Daily Telegraph , Irish Times Culture and New Statesman * 'This is her new book to shake the world anew' Sebastian Barry 'Mesmerising, whip-smart, full of genius . . . It is also very funny' Elaine Feeney 'Her voice is all her own' Anne Enright