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The Outside Boy
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The Outside Boy
A poignant, coming of age novel about an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the 1950's from the author of AMERICAN DIRT.
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'A full-throated song of praise. I loved it' Sherman Alexie
The Outside Boy is set in Ireland, 1959. Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well: his mother's death in childbirth.
The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His father decides to settle briefly in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling. But still, always, they are treated as outsiders.
As Christy struggles with his new classmates, he starts to question who he is and where he belongs. But then the discovery of an old newspaper photograph, and a long-buried secret, changes his life forever.
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The reviews highlight The Outside Boy as a deeply moving and beautifully written novel, capturing a vanishing culture with elegance. While it draws comparisons to Angela's Ashes, the book maintains its own fictional uniqueness with well-crafted scenes and characters, offering readers a poignant and enchanting experience.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781472272836
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 June 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Tinder Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 194.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Jeanine Cummins is the author of the novels AMERICAN DIRT, THE OUTSIDE BOY and THE CROOKED BRANCH, and a true crime work, A RIP IN HEAVEN. She lives in New York with her husband and two children.
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