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HOW TO BUILD A BOAT - ELAINE FEENEY TASCHENBUCH

** SHORTLISTED FOR BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR  IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2023 **** LONGLISTED FOR THE
BOOKER PRIZE 2023 **Meet Jamie and his community on the west coast of Ireland in the most
uplifting and tender book of the year'A gorgeous gift of a novel'Douglas Stuart  no.1
bestselling author of Shuggie Bain'Heart-rending and delightful'Louise Kennedy  no.1
bestselling author of TrespassesJamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees 
patterns  rain that comes with wind  the curvature of many objects  books with dust jackets 
cats  rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age 13 there are two things he especially wants in life:
to build a Perpetual Motion Machine  and to connect with his mother Noelle  who died when he
was born. In his mind these things are intimately linked. And at his new school  where all else
is disorientating and overwhelming  he finds two people who might just be able to help him. How
to Build a Boat is the story of how one boy and his mission transforms the lives of his
teachers  Tess and Tadhg  and brings together a community. Written with tenderness and verve 
it's about love  family and connection  the power of imagination  and how our greatest
adventures never happen alone. 'A heart-stopping read' - Sinéad Gleeson  author of
Constellations'Bursting with soul' - Lisa McInerney  author of The Rules of Revelation'I can't
wait for readers to fall in love' - Jan Carson  author of The Raptures

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