A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL
PRIZE Soon to be a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi
Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams and Christopher Eccleston.
It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The Dukes of Hazzard
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? 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 . . .
'Startlingly funny. Balances the gritty with the feel good'
Observer 'Vivid and endearing - a very powerful book' Emma Healey,
bestselling author of Elizabeth is Missing 'Authentic and
beautiful, urgent and honest, this novel makes room in your heart'
Chris Cleave, bestselling author of The Other Hand SHORTLISTED FOR
THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD & THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE
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