In Ballina, the simmering feud between small-time drug-dealer Cillian English and County Mayo’s enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum.
Soon the reclusive Dev and Cillian’s teenage brother Doll are drawn headlong into the Ferdias’ revenge fantasy.
Meanwhile, Doll’s girlfriend Nicky sets out on a feverish mission to save him.
Life in this ordinary town will never be the same again…
‘A whole world is captured for the reader’ – Colm Tóibín
‘As sharp, funny and bitingly bittersweet as life’ – Booker Judges, 2o24
‘A gift of true storytelling’ – Anne Enright
‘A heartbreaker of a debut’ – New York Times
‘Beautiful…brings to life an entire world’ – Sally Rooney
‘Sublime…A thrillingly moreish novel’ – Sunday Times
AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST
SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024**
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS DEBUT FICTION AWARD 2024**
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