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  • Published: 23 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9780857529831
  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $35.00

Earth




From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected.

It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt.

As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He’s a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity. A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career.

The jury will deliver a verdict but, before they do, Evan must judge for himself whether the man he has become is the man he wanted to be.

  • Published: 23 April 2024
  • ISBN: 9780857529831
  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $35.00

About the author

John Boyne

John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. Perhaps best known for his 2006 multi-award-winning book The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, John’s other novels, notably The Absolutist and A History of Loneliness, have been widely praised and are international bestsellers. Most recently, The Heart's Invisible Furies was a Richard & Judy Bookclub word-of-mouth bestseller, and A Ladder to the Sky was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award in association with Listowel Writers’ Week.

His novels are published in over fifty languages.

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Praise for Earth

Compelling... a potent portrait of a flawed young man

Daily Mail

A strong set-up, and with the masterly Boyne at the helm, the tension never lets up

Mail on Sunday

Utterly compelling… powerful and disturbing

Sunday Independent

New and ambitious… packed with big ideas, moral questions and social commentary

Irish Times

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