**A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** **WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL
PRIZE** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2016** ** SHORTLISTED
FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE** ** LONGLISTED FOR THE GLASS BELL AWARD **
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