May All Your Skies Be Blue

By (author) Scarlett, Fíona
Short description/annotation:

''Poignant . I loved it!'' ELAINE FEENEY
''A beautiful, deeply affecting story.'' DONAL RYAN
''Hugely compelling and utterly persuasive.'' JOSEPH O''CONNOR

From the author of the beloved debut Boys Don''t Cry - an unforgettable story of love and loss and how the ones we love never really leave us.
Description:

''Poignant . . . I loved it!'' ELAINE FEENEY
''A beautiful, deeply affecting story.'' DONAL RYAN
''Hugely compelling and utterly persuasive.'' JOSEPH O''CONNOR

From the author of the beloved debut Boys Don''t Cry - an unforgettable story of love and loss and how the ones we love never really leave us.
He''s leaning in. I''m leaning in. ''The future is ours to make, Shauns,'' he says, lips almost touching.

Summer, 1991.

Dean: sun-stung and sticky with cool ice-pop juice, walks to the middle of The Green to get a good gawk at the new salon. And at the owner''s kid. Hands deep in his pockets, his jet-black mop of hair hides the tension in his face at the thought of going back home.

Shauna: stands well hid behind her ma - her eyes dark and haunted like the rest of her. The salon is theirs, a fresh start. The smell of her ma''s Body Shop perfume clings to her jumper - Shauna can''t be anywhere else other than here.

Instantly inseparable, their friendship blooms. But as time passes and tell-tale blushes and school fights develop into something deeper, conflicting responsibilities threaten to pull Shauna and Dean apart.

When all seems lost, will they find each other under the same blue sky?

Readers adore May All Your Skies Be Blue:

''I LOVED it . . . Scarlett is a fabulous writer. I was undone, bawling.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''Beautiful, devastating and raw. I don''t think this book will ever leave me.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''Absolute corker of a book, that I will be recommending to absolutely everyone.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''Fíona has a rare talent. For writing, beautiful and sensitively, without resorting to sentimentality. For bringing characters to life. For representing the working classes as they are, as a diverse group.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


Praise for Boys Don''t Cry:
''I can''t remember ever reading anything so moving . . . It''s so beautiful.'' MARIAN KEYES
''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
Biographical note:
Fíona Scarlett is from Dublin but now living in Co. Kildare, Ireland. Her debut novel Boys Don''t Cry was an international bestseller, shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year in the Irish Book Awards, and the Kate O''Brien first novel award. She was recently named as one of Ireland''s ''New Voices, 20 Best New Irish Writers'' in conjunction with the Irish Book Awards 2024. She currently lecturers in Creative Writing at the University of Limerick.
Promotional headline:
The new novel from the author of the beloved debut Boys Don''t Cry - an unforgettable story of love, loss, regret and the indelible marks one person can make on your life.
Review quote: previous edition:
Full of brilliant characterisation and a powerful storyteller''s truthfulness, this is a hugely compelling and utterly persuasive novel from a very major literary talent.
Review quote: previous edition:
A poignant exploration of the intricate dance between fate and choice. Through the lives of a tight-knit group of friends, a single decision ripples through time, shaping their worlds. Scarlett''s prose breathes life into a brilliant cast of unforgettable characters, eac