I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There

Roisin Lanigan

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A novel about the horrors of renting, presenting a wonderfully clear-eyed portrait of loneliness, loss, and what it means to feel at home.

Renting is a nightmare.

Aine should be feeling happy with her life. She’s just moved in with Elliot. Their new flat is in an affluent neighbourhood, surrounded by bakeries, yoga studios and organic vegetable shops. They even have a garden. And yet, from the moment they move in, Aine can't shake the sense that there's something not quite right about the place...

It's not just the humourless estate agent and nameless landlord: it's the chill that seeps through the draughty windows; the damp spreading from the cellar door; the way the organic fruit and veg never lasts as long as it should. And most of all, it’s the upstairs neighbours, whose very presence makes peaceful coexistence very difficult indeed.

The longer Aine spends inside the flat - pretending to work from home; dissecting messages from the friends whose lives seem to have moved on without her - the less it feels like home. And as Aine fixates on the cracks in the ceiling, it becomes harder to ignore the cracks in her relationship with Elliott...


Praise for I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There

A very funny and original take on the vagaries and indignities of endless renting ... Rife with sharply observed but subtle insights on class and money
—Rachel Connolly, author of Lazy City

A smart, funny and, occasionally, terrifying story of love, rental and millennial angst. With rare skill and eerie precision, Lanigan captures the small joys and mundane horrors of the current moment. Beautifully written, frequently hilarious, and maddeningly real.
—Seamas O'Reilly, author of Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

Millennial renting with a gothic twist ... Gripping and hauntingly relatable, Lanigan’s dark humour and sharp prose will resonate with anyone who’s braved the absurdities of the rental market.
—Amber Medland, author of Wild Pets