The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue Summary
Overview of The Rachel Incident
In 2009 Ireland's recession, Rachel Murray navigates friendship, sexuality, and forbidden love. This TikTok Book Awards finalist captures pre-marriage equality Ireland with Sally Rooney-esque intimacy. What makes us risk everything for the people we desperately want but shouldn't have?
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Between Bookshelves and Broken Hearts
Rachel Murray's life unfolds in the cramped aisles of O'Connor Books in Cork, where she perfects her "Girl Who Works in Bookshop" persona with carefully curated literary recommendations and an air of quiet competence. When James Devlin arrives as Christmas help, declaring "Someone here has scabies" as his opening line, something shifts in Rachel's carefully constructed world. Their friendship forms instantly, cemented when a shelf collapses, sending them sprawling among scattered paperbacks and Dawn French memoirs. Through his bleeding forehead, James realizes he's been calling Rachel by the wrong name for weeks. "At last," he says with genuine recognition. "There she is." This moment captures their entire relationship - James sees Rachel more clearly than anyone else, even when he's literally mistaking her for someone else. Against the backdrop of economic collapse, Rachel and James navigate their early twenties with a particular kind of desperation. They share a slightly shabby Georgian house with uneven floors and a view of church bells, plotting escape while working for minimum wage. Rachel's relationship with boyfriend Jonathan represents everything she's trying to flee - suburban predictability and a particular brand of contrarianism where they "invented opinions by taking common consensus and reversing it." Their relationship ends outside Crawford Art Gallery when Jonathan claims Rachel "seems fake" - a criticism that stings precisely because it contains truth. Living with James has changed her; she's adopted his mannerisms and perspective, particularly his habit of describing everyday situations as scenes from movies.
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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