How to Build a Boat
by Elaine Feeney · 2023
Buy on AmazonSHORTLISTED FOR BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR, IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2023 LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 Meet Jamie and his community on the west coast of Ireland in the most uplifting and tender book of the year 'A gorgeous gift of a novel' Douglas Stuart, no.1 bestselling author of Shuggie Bain 'Heart-rending and delightful' Louise Kennedy, no.1 bestselling author of Trespasses Jamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of many objects, books with dust jackets, cats, rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age 13 there are two things he especially wants in life: to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother Noelle, who died when he was born. In his mind these things are intimately linked.…