At 25 years of age, Áine’s life changes completely. As a result of COVID 19, she loses her job in Dublin and has to return to live in her family home. Áine’s childhood friend, Líle, has also had to return home– but her life is in turmoil too. Determined to make the best of this strange new world, Áine focuses her attention on her, temporary, new job, learning to drive and undergoing a fitness regime under the stewardship of her two brothers. Resulting from a mixture of boredom and gin, Áine signs up to a dating website with some very interesting results. This is a funny, lively story about a young woman adjusting to a strange world and highlights the beauty of friendship, the importance of family and the power of community.

Agus cúig bliana is fiche d’aois slánaithe aici, athraítear saol Áine ó bhun go barr. Mar gheall ar Covid, Cailleann sí a post gan choinne, agus filleann sí abhaile go teach a muintire. Déanann a cara dílis Lile an rud céanna ach tá a saol féin trína chéile chomh maith… Tá Áine meáite ar a dícheall a dhéanamh sa saol nua ait seo. Díríonn sí a haire ar a post nua sealadach, foghlaimíonn sí tiomáint, agus traenálann sí faoi mhaoirseacht a beirt deartháireacha. Mar gheall ar an leadrán (agus an iomarca jin) cláraíonn sí le suíomh idirlín chun dul i dteagmháil le fir, agus tá torthaí spéisiúla air sin… Scéal greannmhar spraíúil é seo faoin gcaoi a dtugann duine aghaidh ar shaol aisteach, agus tuiscint á fáil aici ar áilleacht an chairdis, tábhacht a teaghlaigh, agus cumhacht a pobail.