Join SHE in January as we discuss Factory Girls, Michelle Gallen's sharp, funny, and emotionally powerful coming-of-age novel set in 1990s Northern Ireland. The story follows Maeve Murray, a quick-witted teenager determined to escape her small town during the Troubles. First, though, she must survive her summer job at a local shirt factory, where rising sectarian tensions, suspicious activity, and the demands of adulthood collide. Full of humor, grit, and heart, Gallen’s novel explores how young women support one another, push against the limits placed on them, and forge a path forward, even in turbulent times.