Boys Don’t Cry
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Joe is 17, a gifted artist and a brilliant older brother to 12-year-old Finn. They live with their Ma and Da in a Dublin tower block called Bojaxhiu or ‘the Jax’. It’s not an easy place to be a kid, especially when your father, Frank, is the muscle for the notorious gang leader Dessie ‘The Badger’ Murphy. But whether it’s daytrips to the beach or drawing secret sketches, Joe works hard to show Finn life beyond the battered concrete yard below their flat.Joe is determined not to become like his Da. But when Finn falls ill, Joe finds his convictions harder to cling to. With his father now in prison, his mother submerged in her grief, and his relationships with friends and classmates crumbling, Joe has to figure out how to survive without becoming what the world around him expects him to be.
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PRE-ORDER FÃONA SCARLETT'S HEARTBREAKING NEW NOVEL MAY ALL YOUR SKIES BE BLUE COMING FEBRUARY 2025
They say boys don't cry.
But Finn's seen his Da do it when he thinks no one's looking, so that's not true.
And isn't it OK to be sad, when bad things happen?
They say boys don't cry, but you might . . .
'It's so beautiful.' MARIAN KEYES
'Unforgettable.' DONAL RYAN
'Authentic to the bone.' KIT DE WAAL
It will break your heart in a million different ways.' LOUISE O'NEILL
'Powerful and poignant.' RUTH HOGAN
'Hilarious and heartbreaking.' LOUISE NEALON
Readers love Boys Don't Cry:
'Boys Don't Cry broke my heart and mended it again on almost every page.' ?????
'I cared about the characters as if they were people I knew.' ?????
'Finn, Joe, Ma and Da are going to stay with me for a long time.' ?????
'A story of families, communities and loss, and I loved every single word.' ?????
'Finn and Joe have taken up permanent residence in my heart.' ?????
'The story was so beautifully told, the emotion spilled through the pages.' ?????
Additional information
| Weight | 215 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.5 cm |
| Book_author | Scarlett, FÃona |
| Publisher | FABER & FABER |
| Imprint | Faber & Faber |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st paperback ed |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |