Author(s): Karl Geary

Fiction | Staff Picks

From the Costa-shortlisted author of Montpelier Parade, a heart-breaking novel about finding - and losing - the person who understands you like nobody else. Juno loves Legs. She's loved him since their first encounter at school in Dublin, the time she fought the playground bullies for him. That day they saw something in each other and this is the story of that once-in-a-lifetime bond.

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Reviewed by Cath:

Set during the political upheaval of Eighties Ireland, two outsiders meet at school. Juno + Legs form a friendship that endures as they grow up and face the obstacles life throws at them. This is a beautifully written and sometimes harrowing story that stayed with me long after its heart-wrenching conclusion. I loved it!