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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)
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INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST ?A triumph ? the funniest novel I've read in years? SALLY ROONEY ?A brilliant and bittersweet ode to young love? IRISH TIMES 'One of my favourite books of the year? JULIA ARMFIELD ?A funny and frank coming-of age-drama' OBSERVER John Masterson has no idea what he wants. It?s his last summer on the small island where he has grown up. He should be enjoying the weeks until his exam results come through, but instead he's desperately trying to keep his head down after his mother?s nude sext to another man was leaked to the whole island. He's doing his best to distract himself with his Gaelic football ambitions, going out with his mates and a blossoming, sort-of, romance with his slightly older co-worker Amber. But soon John must face up to the choices before him: to stand out or fit in and whether to love and let himself be loved, despite, or perhaps because of, the flaws that make us all human. A book of the year in Observer, Irish Times, iPaper, Vogue, Esquire and more ?Welcome to the psyche of a teenage boy in all its humorous and hormonal glory? TELEGRAPH As evocative as it is funny. Think: the male version of Sally Rooney? VOGUE ?Gorgeous ? a writer of immense talent? MICHAEL MAGEE ?I?m not sure I?ve read a funnier book, or one I?ve enjoyed more? DAILY MAIL ?Bighearted and boisterous, bursting with life? COLIN WALSH, author of Kala ?Funny and heartbreaking? FERDIA LENNON, author of Glorious Exploits ?A gifted writer? ANNE GRIFFIN, author of The Island of Longing John Patrick McHugh's 'Fun and Games' was an Irish top ten bestseller w/c 2025-04-28.…
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- Title
- Fun and Games
- Author
- John Patrick Mchugh
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0008517347
- ISBN 13
- 9780008517342
Seventeen-year-old John Masterson has no idea what he wants. It’s his last summer on the small island where he has grown up and he should be enjoying the weeks until his exam results come through. Instead, he’s working mind-numbing shifts at the local hotel and trying to keep his head down after his mother’s nude sext to another man was leaked to the whole island.
As John joins the local senior football team, gets caught up in fights and parties, and embarks on a tentative relationship with his slightly older co-worker Amber that he feels both proud and ashamed of, he can almost pretend that this summer will last forever. But soon John must face up to the choices before to stay or leave, to stand out or fit in, and whether to love and let himself be loved, despite or perhaps because of, the flaws that make us all human.
Fun and Games is a darkly comic, beautifully crafted debut novel that is full of feeling both harsh and tender. It takes in social class and its firm borders, manhood and its frailties, family and, of course, love.
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World of Books (was SecondSale)
Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since December 20, 2007
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