This impressive and charismatic debut novel revisits an actor and a director over various collaborations The central characters of Frida Slattery As Herself, Ana Kinsella’s debut novel, are the eponymous Frida, 23 when the novel opens, and John Reddan, five years older. Both live in Dublin. Fri...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/11/frida-slattery-as-herself-by-ana-kinsella-review-will-they-wont-they-in-a-skilful-theatrical-romance)