A greyhound of a girl - Roddy Doyle

The best-ever children's novel from the brilliant Roddy Doyle is
a funny, sad story about four generations of a family. 12 year old
Mary O'Hara's beloved, joke-cracking grandmother is near the end
of her life. Letting go is hard - until a mysterious young woman
appears at Mary's door. She is the ghost of Granny's long-dead
mammy and her mission is to help her dying daughter say goodbye to
the ones she loves. But first she needs someone to drive them all
to the old family farm for a visit to the past. A GREYHOUND OF
A GIRL is a perfectly-pitched, sharp and tender tale of family history,
cracking characters, and bonds between mothers and daughters
that will entrance readers from 10 to adult.