EAN: 9781787303461

HOW TO BUILD A BOAT - ELAINE FEENEY KARTONIERT ...

** LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 ** ** SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 **
**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**  Meet Jamie and his community on the west coast of
Ireland  in the most uplifting and tender book of the year  'Heart-rending and delightful'
LOUISE KENNEDY  no.1 bestselling author of Trespasses   'A gorgeous gift of a novel' DOUGLAS
STUART  no.1 bestselling author of Shuggie Bain  Jamie 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.   'Beautifully rendered and imagined' -
Anne Enright   'A heart-stopping read' - Sinéad Gleeson   'Bursting with soul' - Lisa McInerney
'I can't wait for readers to fall in love' - Jan Carson

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