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How do we love, trust and create in the aftermath of trauma? How do we name and speak that love?In this powerful new collection from acclaimed poet and novelist Elaine Feeney, images andmemory circle and recur, and the journey from pain towards a place of greater safety is far from linear. All the Good Things You Deserve juxtaposes violence, hurt and the tyranny of shame with love, beauty and the transformative possibilities of art.

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WINNER OF THE KATE O'BRIEN AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT 2020'Riveting... I was exhilarated reading this' Roddy DoyleSinead Hynes is a tough, driven, funny young property developer with a terrifying secret. No-one knows it: not her fellow patients in a failing hospital, and certainly not her family. She has confided only in Google and a shiny magpie. But she can't go on like this, tirelessly trying to outstrip her past and in mortal fear of her future. Across the ward, Margaret Rose is running her chaotic family from her rose-gold Nokia. In the neighbouring bed, Jane, rarely but piercingly lucid, is searching for a decent bra and for someone to listen. Sinead needs them both. As You Were is about intimate histories, institutional failures, the kindness of strangers, and the darkly present past of modern Ireland. It is about women's stories and women's struggles. It is about se

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** LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 **** SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 ****AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**Meet Jamie and his community on the west coast of Ireland, in the most uplifting and tender book of the year'Heart-rending and delightful' LOUISE KENNEDY, no.1 bestselling author of Trespasses'A gorgeous gift of a novel' DOUGLAS STUART, no.1 bestselling author of Shuggie BainJamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of many objects, books with dust jackets, cats, rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age 13 there are two things he especially wants in life: to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother Noelle, who died when he was born. In his mind these things are intimately linked. And at his new school, where all else is disorientating and overwhelming, he finds two people who might just be able to help him.How to Build a Boat is the story of how one boy and his mission transforms the lives of his teachers, Tess and Tadhg, and brings together a community. Written with tenderness and verve, it's about love, family and connection, the power of imagination, and how our greatest adventures never happen alone.'Beautifully rendered and imagined' - Anne Enright'A heart-stopping read' - Sinéad Gleeson'Bursting with soul' - Lisa McInerney'I can't wait for readers to fall in love' - Jan Carson

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** SHORTLISTED FOR BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR, IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2023 **** LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 **Meet Jamie and his community on the west coast of Ireland in the most uplifting and tender book of the year''A gorgeous gift of a novel''Douglas Stuart, no.1 bestselling author of Shuggie Bain''Heart-rending and delightful''Louise Kennedy, no.1 bestselling author of TrespassesJamie O''Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of many objects, books with dust jackets, cats, rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age 13 there are two things he especially wants in life: to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother Noelle, who died when he was born. In his mind these things are intimately linked. And at his new school, where all else is disorientating and overwhelming, he finds two people who might just be able to help him.How to

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** LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 **** SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 ****AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**Meet Jamie and his community on the west coast of Ireland, in the most uplifting and tender book of the year'Heart-rending and delightful' LOUISE KENNEDY, no.1 bestselling author of Trespasses'A gorgeous gift of a novel' DOUGLAS STUART, no.1 bestselling author of Shuggie BainJamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of many objects, books with dust jackets, cats, rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age 13 there are two things he especially wants in life: to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother Noelle, who died when he was born. In his mind these things are intimately linked. And at his new school, where all else is disorientating and overwhelming, he finds two people who might just be able to help him.How to Build a Boat is the story of how one boy and his mission transforms the lives of his teachers, Tess and Tadhg, and brings together a community. Written with tenderness and verve, it's about love, family and connection, the power of imagination, and how our greatest adventures never happen alone.'Beautifully rendered and imagined' - Anne Enright'A heart-stopping read' - Sinéad Gleeson'Bursting with soul' - Lisa McInerney'I can't wait for readers to fall in love' - Jan Carson

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Discover this unforgettable, darkly funny novel about the power of friendship and the heartbreak of family life - shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2021.'AMAZING' Marian Keyes 'BEAUTIFUL' Douglas Stuart 'FABULOUS' Kevin Barry 'THRILLING' Nicole Flattery__________Sinéad Hynes is a tough, driven, funny young property developer with a terrifying secret. No-one knows it: not her fellow patients in a failing hospital, and certainly not her family. She has confided only in Google and a shiny magpie.But she can't go on like this, tirelessly trying to outstrip her past and in mortal fear of her future. Somehow, Sinéad needs to seize the moment, and maybe then she can learn to be free...__________ An Evening Standard, Observer and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year An Observer Best Debut 2020Winner of the Dalkey Book Festival Emerging Writer Award Winner of the McKitterick Prize 2020 Winner of the Kate O'Brien Award 2021 Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year 2020'Extraordinary... This is writing that often reaches into your heart' Evening Standard'Exhilarating...gloriously full of life' Irish Independent'Feeney's voice is at once fresh and sharp, with an eye for comedy' Observer

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