Keiran Goddard

Five friends. Five lives. Countless hopes. Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli and Conor grew up together. They played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of everything they'd do with their lives. Now they are thirty, and only Rian has made it out of the estate and moved away to another city, but his money doesn't stop him clinging to a vision...

LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2025 'Shows us how to love one another and hold on to what matters most' – Tice Cin, author of Keeping the House 'Striking, moving, subtly radical' – Guardian 'Confirms Goddard as one of the best writers of our time' – Lucia Osborne-Crowley, author of The Lasting Harm Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli and Conor...