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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY

From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.

''Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.'' George Saunders
''Beautiful and haunting.'' Kevin Barry
''The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.'' Ian Rankin
''A miracle of language.'' Irish Times

This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy.

You mustn't do that to yourself Shy. You mustn't hurt yourself like that.

He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him.

Got your special meds, n

Shy

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 6 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9780571377305
      978-0571377305
      ISBN-10 0571377300
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      Fiction Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

      SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY

      From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.

      ''Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.'' George Saunders
      ''Beautiful and haunting.'' Kevin Barry
      ''The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.'' Ian Rankin
      ''A miracle of language.'' Irish Times

      This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy.

      You mustn't do that to yourself Shy. You mustn't hurt yourself like that.

      He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him.

      Got your special meds, n

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