A disarming novel that asks a simple question: Can gentle people change the world? In this
charming and truly unique debut popular Irish musician Ronan Hession tells the story of two
single thirty-something men who still live with their parents and who are . . . nice. They
take care of their parents and play board games together. They like to read. They take
satisfaction from their work. They are resolutely kind. And they realize that none of this is
considered . . . normal. Leonard and Hungry Paul is the story of two friends struggling to
protect their understanding of what s meaningful in life. It is about the uncelebrated people
of this world the gentle the meek the humble. And as they struggle to persevere the book
asks a surprisingly enthralling question: Is it really them against the world or are they on
to something?
