Shy by Max Porter

Shy by Max PorterFrom the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone. 'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' George Saunders 'Beautiful and haunting.' Kevin Barry 'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' Ian RankinThis is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled

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whether or not he should is another matter

Its heroine

Chigozie Obioma

two misfit teenagers sneak around and get drunk

this novel uncovers a story of universal value - of the conflicts

a sharp ear for dialogue and dialect

It's about reaching back in time

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Three brothers are at the funeral