Ciara's Diary: Ireland’s Answer to Adrian Mole Is Here And She’s From Connemara

Ireland’s Answer to Adrian Mole is here, and she’s from Connemara

‘If Maniac 2000 was the soundtrack to your teenage years, the hilarious Ciara’s Diary will take you back to those epic days!’ – Mark McCabe

Ciara’s Diary is the page turning account of a young girl growing (and groaning) up in in Connemara at the turn of the century.

Picture this: the year is 1999. ‘No Scrubs’ rules the airwaves, bootleg DVDs of Cruel Intentions are thrilling crowds of sexually progressive teens and if you’re not wearing combat trousers with platforms, you’re a nobody. In the midst of this perplexing world, a girl named Ciara, inspired by her heroes Anne Frank and Aung San Suu Kyi (whose struggles are her own), begins to document her plight against pushy parents, bad shifts and the stubborn non-appearance of boobs.

Listeners of the Chris and Ciara show on 2FM will be familiar with presenter Ciara King’s hilarious diary segment, in which she reads cringe-worthy entries from a diary inspired by her own teenage years. Ciara’s Diary is a laugh-out-loud account of one girl’s formative years, that every girl who came of age around the turn of the millennium will recognise. Fresh, funny and occasionally excruciating, Ciara’s Diary is the spiritual successor to Adrian Mole, albeit with more shifting.

Ciara’s Diary priced €14.99, will be published by Gill Books on 8^th September 2017.

About the author

Ciara King is one half of the presenting duo behind 2FM’s Chris and Ciara. In addition to regularly appearing elsewhere on RTÉ radio, she’s a contributor of roving reports to TV3’s Six O’Clock Show and Entertainment.ie. A native of Roundstone in Connemara, Ciara’s Diary is inspired by her teenage misadventures.