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For readers of Sally Rooney and fans of Shuggie Bain and Just Kids, Juno Loves Legs is the epic and heartbreaking story of a young friendship set in working-class Dublin in the 1980sJuno Loves Legs is the story of two teens labeled as delinquents. Juno and "Legs" grow up on the same housing estate in Dublin, where spirited, intelligent Juno is ostracized for her poverty and Legs is persecuted for his sexuality, they find safety only in each ot...

An ode to love, to the families we build when our own families fail us. It broke my heart' Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie BainJuno loves Legs. She always has, ever since she fought the bullies for him in their first encounter at school. Growing up on the estate is tough for them both, but as they emerge into the possibilities and underground parties of 1980s Dublin, they find a breathing space to begin their real lives.The two of them again...

For readers of Sally Rooney and fans of Shuggie Bain and Just Kids, Juno Loves Legs is the epic and heartbreaking story of a young friendship set in working-class Dublin in the 1980sJuno Loves Legs is the story of two teens labeled as delinquents. Juno and "Legs" grow up on the same housing estate in Dublin, where spirited, intelligent Juno is ostracized for her poverty and Legs is persecuted for his sexuality, they find safety only in each ot...

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The heartstopping story of a once-in-a-life friendship, for fans of Shuggie Bain, My Brilliant Friend and Just Kids'Juno Loves Legs broke my heart. I never wanted it to end' DOUGLAS STUART, bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young MungoJuno loves Legs. She's loved him since their first encounter at school in Dublin, where she fought the playground bullies for him. He feels brave with her, she feels safe with him, and together they feel inv...

Juno loves Legs. She's loved him since their first encounter at school in Dublin, the time she fought the playground bullies for him. Her bright spirit makes his courage flare, his tenderness makes her safe. Together, they feel invincible, even if the world has other ideas. This is their story.

Dublino, anni Ottanta. Sonny è un adolescente bellissimo, ma solitario. Nato in una famiglia povera, dopo la scuola lavora come garzone di bottega nella macelleria del quartiere, accantonando il denaro nella prospettiva di una fuga che appare impossibile. Un sabato, il padre gli chiede di accompagnarlo a Montpelier Parade - una via residenziale - per aiutarlo a sistemare il giardino di una bella casa in stile georgiano dove abita una donna ing...

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Karl Geary was born in Dublin, and moved to New York City at age sixteen. He has worked as a script writer (Coney Island Baby), and an actor (Michael Almereyda's Hamlet, and Ken Loach's Jimmy's Hall), and has adapted and directed Dorothy Parker's ¿You Were Perfectly Fine¿ for the screen. He lives in Glasgow with his wife and daughter.

In Montpelier parade weet Karl Geary met haarscherpe observaties de essentie van jeugdige bravoure, verwarring en eenzaamheid te vatten, in een roman die het leven schetst zoals het is. De zestienjarige Sonny Knolls woont in een troosteloze arbeiderswijk in Dublin. Hij is van school gestuurd en is zijn enige 'kans' in het leven - leerling-slager worden - goed beu. Vervreemd van zijn familie en niet bestand tegen de beklemmende wereld waarin hi...

Vera is beautiful, wealthy, and unknowable, Sonny is young and hungry for the world. The moment they meet on Montpelier Parade will change the course of their lives.