{"product_id":"my-name-is-leon-9780241973387","title":"My Name Is Leon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eand INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Soon to be a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams and Christopher Eccleston.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It''s 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. \u003ci\u003eThe Dukes of Hazzard\u003c\/i\u003e is on TV. Curly Wurlys are in the shops. And trying to find a place in it all is nine-year-old Leon. He and his little brother Jake have gone to live with Maureen. They''ve lost one home, but have they found another?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Maureen feeds and looks after them. She has wild red hair and mutters swearwords under her breath when she thinks they can''t hear. She claims everything will be okay. But will they ever see their mother again? Who are the couple who secretly visit Jake? Between the street violence and the street parties, Leon must find a way to reunite his family . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Startlingly funny. Balances the gritty with the feel good'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Vivid and endearing - a very powerful book'' Emma Healey, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eElizabeth is Missing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Authentic and beautiful, urgent and honest, this novel makes room in your heart'' Chris Cleave, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Hand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u0026amp; THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender and heart-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful story told with compassion, urgency and wit\u003c\/b\u003e -- Stephen Kelman, author of the Booker-shortlisted 'Pigeon English'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivid and endearing - a very powerful book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Healey, bestselling author of 'Elizabeth is Missing'\u003cbr\u003eLeon is pure goodwill in a wicked world, and he won't leave you when you put this unique book down. \u003cb\u003eAuthentic and beautiful, urgent and honest, this novel does what only the best do: it quietly makes room in your heart.\u003c\/b\u003e At the end of the story I couldn't bear to close the book on Leon. I felt I was abandoning him. I wanted to talk about it straight away with someone else who'd read it, and I know a great many readers will feel the same. -- Chris Cleave, bestselling author of 'The Other Hand'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful and heartbreaking - I cried buckets of tears for Leon and his family\u003c\/b\u003e -- Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of 'The Last Act of Love'\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cb\u003e unforgettable \u003c\/b\u003estory of a boy struggling to belong, and the author captures both  his mindset and the period impeccably. \u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking and uplifting - just read it\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverything in \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Leon\u003c\/i\u003e rings true. It's an everyday story and this actually makes it more powerful: these are the lows and joys of real life. Someone will be living them as you read\u003c\/b\u003e * Emerald Street *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeguiling, tender, funny, compassionate ... entirely heartbreaking without being bleak\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864285819223,"sku":"9780241973387","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241973387.jpg?v=1722271237","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/my-name-is-leon-9780241973387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}