This set of interlinked short stories hovers somewhere between novel and collection. with a focus on three generations of women, and glimpses of a fourth, Darragh explores how our past, our genetics and our cultures shape us. 
Some of the individual outings are very strong - I identified, unsurprisingly, strongest with the Gen X ones. It was also compelling to see the different ways that these generations viewed and dealt with each other. The characters on the 'side', sisters especially, were engagingly drawn.
However, I thought it lacked enough momentum in overall arc or plot to entirely work as a novel, finding a drift in focus in the mid section, and the themes started to feel weighed down a bit.
I will be very interested to see what Darragh does next.