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Book review: Dirty Laundry is a scathing tale of the reality behind social media filters
Disha Bose has written an acerbic story set in Cork that mainly concerns three richly-drawn female characters that will have readers smiling, even as they cringe
Ciara Dunphy is the alpha female in a small Cork village where her family have moved, buying its biggest house. She is a hugely successful social media influencer, showcasing her shiny Insta-life to legions of followers.
Ciara effortlessly juggles duties while looking pristinely pretty, with her “perfect blonde ponytail and airbrushed cheeks… her angelic children in their wrinkle-free clothes”. She’s the undisputed leader of the mummy-pack, forever surrounded by adoring acolytes, fawned over by almost ...
