Shy: THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Online orders placed from 19/12 onward will not arrive in time for Christmas.
Online orders placed from 19/12 onward will not arrive in time for Christmas.
A01=Max Porter
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Max Porter
automatic-update
Category1=Fiction
Category=FA
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
softlaunch

Shy: THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

English

By (author): Max Porter

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY

From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.


'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' George Saunders
'Beautiful and haunting.' Kevin Barry
'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' Ian Rankin
'A miracle of language.' Irish Times

This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy.


You mustn't do that to yourself Shy. You mustn't hurt yourself like that.

He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him.

Got your special meds, nutcase?

He is escaping Last Chance, a home for 'very disturbed young men', and walking into the haunted space between his night terrors, his past and the heavy question of his future.

'An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.' Telegraph

Max Porter's book Shy was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 08-04-2023

See more
Current price €15.73
Original price €18.50
Save 15%
A01=Max PorterAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Max Porterautomatic-updateCategory1=FictionCategory=FACOP=United KingdomDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_€10 to €20PS=Activesoftlaunch
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Weight: 237g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 06 Apr 2023
  • Publisher: Faber & Faber
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780571377305

About Max Porter

Max Porter's first novel Grief Is the Thing with Feathers won the Sunday Times/Peter Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year the International Dylan Thomas Prize the Europese Literatuurprijs and the BAMB Readers' Award and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Goldsmiths Prize. His second novel Lanny was a Sunday Times bestseller and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into thirty languages. He has previously worked as a bookseller and editor and has also written The Death of Francis Bacon the short film All of this Unreal Time and the pamphlet It's Going to Be a Bright New Day. Max lives in Bath with his family.

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept