The Wardrobe Department
by Elaine Garvey
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Pages:
240
Published:
Jan 2026
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Canongate Books
ISBN:
9781837261031
A stunning debut examining the ache we all have to belong, from a major new literary talentAN IRISH TIMES DEBUT AUTHOR TO LOOK OUT FOR 2025
Beautifully written' LOUISE KENNEDY
Full of verve and wit and humanity' MARY COSTELLO
Clever and original' TLS
A tremendous new talent' KEVIN BARRY
Mairéad works tirelessly in a run-down West End theatre'swardrobe department - mending shoes, fixing broken zips and even handwashing underwear. She must also sidestep groping hands backstage and withstand the relentless bullying of the show's producer.
The job was meant to be the first step towards the life Mairéad has always wanted, and yet half of her remains back home in Ireland, along with everything she abandoned there.
A reckoning with the past is coming and, with it, the need to forge a new present -one stitch at a time.
Beautifully written' LOUISE KENNEDY
Full of verve and wit and humanity' MARY COSTELLO
Clever and original' TLS
A tremendous new talent' KEVIN BARRY
Mairéad works tirelessly in a run-down West End theatre'swardrobe department - mending shoes, fixing broken zips and even handwashing underwear. She must also sidestep groping hands backstage and withstand the relentless bullying of the show's producer.
The job was meant to be the first step towards the life Mairéad has always wanted, and yet half of her remains back home in Ireland, along with everything she abandoned there.
A reckoning with the past is coming and, with it, the need to forge a new present -one stitch at a time.
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