Shy

From 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.


& apos; Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world. & apos; George Saunders

& apos; Beautiful and haunting. & apos; Kevin Barry

& apos; The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books. & apos; Ian Rankin

& apos; A miracle of language. & apos; Irish Times


This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy.

You mustn& apos; t do that to yourself Shy. You mustn& apos; t hurt yourself like that.


He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him.

Got your special meds, nutcase?


He is escaping Last Chance, a home for & apos; very disturbed young men& apos; , and walking into the haunted space between his night terrors, his past and the heavy question of his future.

& apos; An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry. & apos; Telegraph