The Left House by Orla Hennessy

The Left House by Orla HennessyShay, having been reared in Dublins inner city and forced into homelessness by his father, eventually gets a lucky break. His late grandmother has left him her cottage in County Wicklow. He moves there, makes new friends but endures suspicion, isolation, and persistent obstruction from his bitter father. A crisis which endangers his life and exposes a disturbing family secret brings him to breaking point. Set in 2015, this Irish Fiction novel is the

so deeply hidden during her teenage years

and "The Selfish Giant"

Molly Black has disappeared

depression and addiction to menstruation

Haven displays Emma Donoghues trademark world-building and psychological intensity but this tale is like nothing she has ever written before

and the parts of yourself you lose and find when integrating into a new world

Has he spontaneously combusted

author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The stories also celebrate the most powerful fairy of them all

Briefly an idyll of wild romance perfects itself

In pure pantomime spirit

'Heartbreaking' INDEPENDENT