Beginner’s Pluck:  Rebecca Ivory's 'Free Therapy'

From bullying teenagers grappling with body issues, to couples, and friends trying to negotiate their relationships, the stories in this book examine the conversation between inner and outer lives

Rebecca Ivory took a break from work to finish her book after gaining an Arts Council bursary. Picture: Ruth Medjber

Growing up in Ashbourne, County Meath, Rebecca has always written diaries and documented things.

“I loved listening to my grandmother, and a teacher told my mother that a story I had written was the best she had ever read. But being a writer seemed a distant thing that was not attainable.”