Freckles Ahernov Cecelia (2021)

Five people. Five chances. One woman’s search for happiness. Allegra Bird’s arms are scattered with freckles, a gift from her beloved father, but despite her nickname, Freckles has never been able to join all the dots. When a stranger tells her that everyone is the average of the five people they spend the most time with, it opens up something deep inside. Allegra does not know whether she has five such people or what that says about her. She has left her unconventional father and friends behind for a bold new life in Dublin, but she remains an outsider. In her quest for understanding, she must find the five people who shape her and determine her future. Told in Allegra’s vivid, original voice, from modern Dublin to the fierce Atlantic coast, this is a story of human connection, friendship and growing into your own skin.