Stations: 'Blisteringly good' GUARDIAN
Sep 2026 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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**FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF TRESPASSES **
SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS: NOVEL OF THE YEAR
A BOOK OF THE AUTUMN IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER, COUNTRY & TOWNHOUSE AND MORE
'A transcendent exploration of yearning, transformation and rescue' MIN JIN LEE
'Blisteringly good' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE DAY
'A masterwork ... Brutal and perfect' IRISH TIMES
'It's been a while since I felt this attached' JODIE COMER
'A triumph' SARAH MOSS, OBSERVER
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Róisín and Red meet as teenagers in their small Irish hometown in 1982. Brilliant, sharp-tongued and born to slip through the cracks, Red's reputation for trouble precedes him – but Róisín finds herself swept up in his storm, and soon their connection deepens.
When a brush with the law pushes Red into a corner, he escapes their town to start a new life in England. As the years pass, they remain tethered to one another, a fragile thread holding their once fierce friendship together. When Róisín arrives in London, the promise of freedom, of reinvention, and of finding her dear friend calls.
But searching for Red leads Róisín to a truth darker than she could have imagined: when you go looking for someone you may uncover parts of yourself along the way that you'd rather stayed buried. And Red – bright, beautiful Red – might not want to be found at all.
Stations is a devastating story of love and friendship, and a tender portrait of the choices we blithely make when we are young, unaware that the consequences will reverberate throughout our lives.
_____
'A rare and thrilling talent' MARIAN KEYES
'I gulped this down - convinced, fascinated and moved by every page' EMMA DONOGHUE
'I loved it for the way it holds a national sorrow' ANNE ENRIGHT
'Moving, compassionate, a touching love story' DAVID NICHOLLS
SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS: NOVEL OF THE YEAR
A BOOK OF THE AUTUMN IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER, COUNTRY & TOWNHOUSE AND MORE
'A transcendent exploration of yearning, transformation and rescue' MIN JIN LEE
'Blisteringly good' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE DAY
'A masterwork ... Brutal and perfect' IRISH TIMES
'It's been a while since I felt this attached' JODIE COMER
'A triumph' SARAH MOSS, OBSERVER
_____
Róisín and Red meet as teenagers in their small Irish hometown in 1982. Brilliant, sharp-tongued and born to slip through the cracks, Red's reputation for trouble precedes him – but Róisín finds herself swept up in his storm, and soon their connection deepens.
When a brush with the law pushes Red into a corner, he escapes their town to start a new life in England. As the years pass, they remain tethered to one another, a fragile thread holding their once fierce friendship together. When Róisín arrives in London, the promise of freedom, of reinvention, and of finding her dear friend calls.
But searching for Red leads Róisín to a truth darker than she could have imagined: when you go looking for someone you may uncover parts of yourself along the way that you'd rather stayed buried. And Red – bright, beautiful Red – might not want to be found at all.
Stations is a devastating story of love and friendship, and a tender portrait of the choices we blithely make when we are young, unaware that the consequences will reverberate throughout our lives.
_____
'A rare and thrilling talent' MARIAN KEYES
'I gulped this down - convinced, fascinated and moved by every page' EMMA DONOGHUE
'I loved it for the way it holds a national sorrow' ANNE ENRIGHT
'Moving, compassionate, a touching love story' DAVID NICHOLLS
**FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF TRESPASSES **
SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS: NOVEL OF THE YEAR
A BOOK OF THE AUTUMN IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER, COUNTRY & TOWNHOUSE AND MORE
'A transcendent exploration of ye...
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About the author
LOUISE KENNEDY grew up a few miles from Belfast. She is the author of the acclaimed short-story collection, The End of the World is a Cul de Sac, which won the John McGahern Prize. Her debut novel Trespasses has been translated into over twenty languages. A Sunday Times bestseller, it won Eason Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards, Book of the Year for Debut Fiction at the British Book Awards and the McKitterick Prize. It was also shortlisted for several awards including the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize and the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize. In 2025, Trespasses was made into a limited TV series by Channel 4. Before starting her writing career, Kennedy spent nearly thirty years working as a chef. She lives in Sligo.
LOUISE KENNEDY grew up a few miles from Belfast. She is the author of the acclaimed short-story collection, The End of the World is a Cul de Sac, which won the John McGahern Prize. Her debut novel Trespasses has been translated into over twenty languages. A Sunday Times bestseller, it won Eason N...
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