Boys Don't Cry

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They say boys don't cry. But Finn's seen his Da do it when he thinks no one's looking, so that's not true. And isn't it OK to be sad, when bad things happen? They say boys don't cry, but you might . . . 'It's so beautiful.' MARIAN KEYES 'Unforgettable.' DONAL RYAN 'Authentic to the bone.' KIT DE WAAL It will break your heart in a million different ways.' LOUISE O'NEILL 'Powerful and poignant.' RUTH HOGAN 'Hilarious and heartbreaking.' LOUISE NEALON Readers love Boys Don't Cry: 'Boys Don't Cry broke my heart and mended it again on almost every page.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I cared about the characters as if they were people I knew.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Finn, Joe, Ma and Da are going to stay with me for a long time.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A story of families, communities and loss, and I loved every single word.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Finn and Joe have taken up permanent residence in my heart.' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'The story was so beautifully told, the emotion spilled through the pages.' ¿¿¿¿¿

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Fíona Scarlett is from Dublin but now living in Co. Kildare with her husband and two children. She holds an MLitt in creative writing from the University of Glasgow as well as a masters in early childhood education. She was awarded the Denis O'Driscoll Literary Bursary through Kildare County Council in 2019 and a Literature Bursary through the National Arts Council Ireland in 2020. She works full time as a primary school teacher and Boys Don't Cry is her debut novel.

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