{"product_id":"9780008517373-fun-games","title":"Fun and Games","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eAN \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e BEST DEBUT NOVELIST\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‘A brilliant and bittersweet ode to young love’ \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e          \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\u003eJohn Masterson has no idea what he wants.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIt’s his last summer on the small island where he has grown up. He should be enjoying the weeks until his exam results come through, but instead he's desperately trying to keep his head down after his mother’s nude sext to another man was leaked to the whole island. He's doing his best to distract himself with his Gaelic football ambitions, going out with his mates and a blossoming, sort-of, romance with his slightly older co-worker Amber.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eBut soon John must face up to the choices before him: 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            \u003cstrong\u003eA book of the year in \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eiPaper\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire \u003c\/em\u003eand more\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e‘Welcome to the psyche of a teenage boy in all its humorous and hormonal glory’ \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eAs evocative as it is funny. Think: the male version of Sally Rooney’\u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eVOGUE\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\u003e‘I’m not sure I’ve read a funnier book, or one I’ve enjoyed more’ \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Bighearted and boisterous, bursting with life’ \u003c\/strong\u003eCOLIN WALSH, author of \u003cem\u003eKala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eFunny and heartbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e’ FERDIA LENNON, author of \u003cem\u003eGlorious Exploits\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eA gifted writer\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ANNE GRIFFIN, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Island of Longing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eJohn Patrick McHugh's 'Fun and Games' was an Irish top ten bestseller w\/c 2025-04-28.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57782897541494,"sku":"9780008517373","price":8.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41158536.jpg?v=1778119915","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008517373-fun-games","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}