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Selected as a Book of the Year in 2017 in the Irish Times and The Times SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2017 ‘A delicate, crystalline, hugely impressive novel… He's yet another masterful younger writer coming through… Wonderful’ - Sebastian BarryHer house is on Montpelier Parade – just across town, but it might as well be a different world. Sonny is fixing a crumbling wall in the garden when he sees her for the first time, coming down the path towards him. Vera. Vera is older, wealthier, sophisticated, but chance meetings quickly become shy arrangements, and soon Sonny is in love for the first time. But there is something unsettling that Vera is keeping from him. Unfolding in the sea-bright Dublin of early spring, Montpelier Parade is an indelible novel about the things that remain unspoken between lovers. It is about how deeply we can connect with one another, and the choices we must make alone.Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2017

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The heartstopping story of a once-in-a-life friendship, for fans of Shuggie Bain, My Brilliant Friend and Just Kids'Juno Loves Legs broke my heart. I never wanted it to end' DOUGLAS STUART, bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young MungoJuno loves Legs. She's loved him since their first encounter at school in Dublin, where she fought the playground bullies for him. He feels brave with her, she feels safe with him, and together they feel invincible, even if the world has other ideas.The two find their way from the backstreets and city's pubs to its underground parties and squats, where, on the verge of adulthood, they find a breathing space to begin their real lives. Only Legs's might be taking him somewhere Juno can't follow.Set during the political and social unrest of the 1980s, as families struggled to survive and their children struggled to be free, this beautiful, vivid novel of childhood friendship is about being young, being hurt, being seen and, most of all, being loved.'A heartbreaker, and absolutely unforgettable' DONAL RYAN, bestselling author of The Queen of Dirt Island'This will break your heart in the very best way and leave you laughing in spite of yourself. A backstreet epic. I literally couldn't put it down' JAN CARSON, bestselling author of The Raptures

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An ode to love, to the families we build when our own families fail us. It broke my heart' Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie BainJuno loves Legs. She always has, ever since she fought the bullies for him in their first encounter at school. Growing up on the estate is tough for them both, but as they emerge into the possibilities and underground parties of 1980s Dublin, they find a breathing space to begin their real lives.The two of them against the world. But what if the world has other ideas?A heartbreaker, and absolutely unforgettable' Donal Ryan, author of The Queen of Dirt IslandOne of the finest writers that Ireland has produced. Juno Loves Legs will break your heart and stitch it right back up again' Irish Sunday Independent

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