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The Fields

Kevin Maher (author), David McFetridge (read by)

Product available on: 07/06/2013

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Funny and touching, with some funny touching...

A splendid debut novel from Kevin Maher, the unlikely and skilfully drawn hero of which is teenage Dubliner, Jim Finnegan. Full of energy and laughter and ... READ MORE

Greg Eden

A fresh new voice from Ireland

So far life has been good to 13 year old Jim Finnegan, growing up outside Dublin amidst his large family in a close-knit community. However, it is the 1980... READ MORE

Claudia Sunderhauf

One to watch

This is a great first novel from a really promising new author. The charming and endearing main character Jim Finnegan is what makes this novel so engrossi... READ MORE

Jen Wootton at Covent Garden

An excellent début.

This is both very funny and yet very dark. It explores some very difficult and complex issues surrounding sexuality, the transition into adulthood, abuse, ... READ MORE

BeckyV

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Publisher: W F Howes Ltd
ISBN: 9781471235603
Languages: English

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OMG

Having been sent quite a few books over the Christmas period to review, most of which I did not enjoy and some unreadable, I embarked on this book with som... READ MORE

quizqueen

A Hard Read

I found the book extremely hard to read, the issues raised around about coming of age in Ireland were initially treated with sympathy and the viewpoint of ... READ MORE

Baroness of Sealand

Sparky debut, but with darkness

This book is terribly difficult to categorise. It leaps between something hilarious and wickedly observant, and something unsettlingly dark, and I’m not su... READ MORE

Leilah at Doncaster

Very nice ending!

After the first 6 or 7 chapters I thought this book was a fair bit dull in that it was reading like any other book you may come across about growing up in ... READ MORE

Psychosaur

Unusual

The story is of a teenage boy growing up in 80's Dublin with dire consequences when his mother forces him to be an altar boy and the randy Father takes a f... READ MORE

Revel

The Fields

Considering it's very dark content, there was a delightful thread of humour running through the entire story, mostly due to the fact that despite going thr... READ MORE

Lani

Sparky debut, but with darkness

This book is terribly difficult to categorise. It leaps between something hilarious and wickedly observant, and something unsettlingly dark, and I’m not su... READ MORE

Leilah at Doncaster

The Fields

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