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Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoleoin
'Ordinary Saints' features a saintly young boy. Brought up in an ultra-religious family in Dublin Daniel has always been too good to be true, compassionate, loving, the perfect son who longs to become a priest so that he can devote his life properly to God. In his 20’s as a young priest he loses his life in a tragic accident and years later, when his loss has all but destroyed the family, there are moves to begin the process towards…
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Only Here, Only Now by Tom Newlands
'Only Here, Only Now' is a striking debut novel from Tom Newlands, set in a working class Scottish town during the early 2000s, at a moment when childhood innocence collides with social reality.
The novel follows Cameron, a young boy growing up in a close knit but constrained community, where classrooms, housing schemes and playgrounds shape daily life. Through Cameron’s eyes, we witness friendships, small acts of rebellion and fleeting moments of freedom, all against a backdrop of limited opportunity and…
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