{"product_id":"fun-and-games-john-patrick-mchugh","title":"Fun and Games (John Patrick Mchugh)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTHE INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eAN \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e BEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A triumph ... the funniest novel I've read in years' \u003c\/strong\u003eSALLY ROONEY\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of my favourite books of the year'\u003c\/strong\u003e JULIA ARMFIELD\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A funny and frank coming-of age-drama'\u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Gorgeous ... a writer of immense talent'\u003c\/strong\u003e MICHAEL MAGEE\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eA stunning debut novel following a teenage boy as he comes of age on the west coast of Ireland, from the author of the acclaimed story collection \u003cem\u003ePure Gold\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old John Masterson has no idea what he wants. It's his last summer on the small island where he has grown up and he should be enjoying the weeks until his exam results come through. Instead, he's working mind-numbing shifts at the local hotel and trying to keep his head down after his mother's nude sext to another man was leaked to the whole island.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAs John joins the local senior football team, gets caught up in fights and parties, and embarks on a tentative relationship with his slightly older co-worker Amber that he feels both proud and ashamed of, he can almost pretend that this summer will last forever. But soon John must face up to the choices before him: to stay or leave, to stand out or fit in, and whether to love and let himself be loved, despite or perhaps because of, the flaws that make us all human.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFun and Games\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic, beautifully crafted debut novel that is full of feeling both harsh and tender. 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