{"product_id":"9781843518709-youth","title":"Youth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYouth follows four teenagers in Ireland's most diverse town, Balbriggan. Twenty-first century life - hyper-sexualized, social media saturated, anxiety-plagued - is here. Isolated and disorientated by the white noise and seemingly insurmountable expectations of adolescence, our protagonists are desperate to find anything that helps them belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYouth\u003c\/em\u003e dives into the lives of four teenagers in Ireland’s most diverse town, Balbriggan. Angel is about to finish school and discover if Drill music and YouTube fame can deliver on their promises. Princess is battling to escape her claustrophobic surroundings and go to university and Dean is ready to come out from under his famous father’s shadow, while Tanya, struggling with the spotlight of internet infamy, is still posting her dream life for all of her faithful followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsolated and disorientated by the white noise and seemingly insurmountable expectations of adolescence, our protagonists are desperate to find anything that helps them belong. Oblivious to one another’s presence, potential and struggles, they pass each other on the street as strangers. But when their paths cross, the connections they make will change the course of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-first century life – hyper-sexualized, social media saturated, anxiety-plagued – is here. Living inside its characters’ heads, and negotiating their interior landscape, this book is a love song to the possibilities of youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing insights gained from the young people he works with, Curran’s evocative writing yields the authenticity this novel demands. With instinctive affection and admiration for his characters’ strengths and complexities, Youth is a journey through streets less travelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40878723989601,"sku":"9781843518709","price":15.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27278093.jpg?v=1721637896","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781843518709-youth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}