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Mijn review is in het Engels en ik hoop zo dat dit waanzinnig mooie boek in het Nederlands vertaald wordt!

Finn, you’ll always have a little piece of my heart!

A beautiful gem about life, loss, and love. Raw and gritty. Pure and hopeful. So incredibly touching. Better than Shuggie Bain!


Boys don’t cry? I bet everyone does while reading this impressive debut—even the tough ones.



This story doesn’t need a lot of words. A dual narrative. Two brothers. Joe, seventeen, a talented artist. Finn, a sweet twelve-year-old. Living in Dublin. Their dad, working for a gang. Eventually, in prison. And Finn gets sick.



‘I’ve never seen Da cry. He tells us that crying is a sign of weakness. That boys don’t cry. That boys should never cry. So we don’t. Ever. Unless we’re in private, when nobody sees.’

I loved this magnificent novel; I was hooked from the first page. Reading the second page, my chest already tightened. And that ending ...

Even though the story is harsh, the writing is tender and sometimes even humorous. The (brotherly) love shown throughout this book is beautiful, and I want to scream out loud: PLEASE READ THIS!