{"product_id":"fun-and-games-9780008517342","title":"Fun and Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Patrick McHugh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBest Debut Novelist of 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSALLY ROONEY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'One of my favourite books of the year’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e JULIA ARMFIELD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A funny and frank coming-of age-drama'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Gorgeous … a writer of immense talent'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e MICHAEL MAGEE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Growing up isn’t all fun and games’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e SERVICE95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA stunning debut novel following a teenage boy as he comes of age on the west coast of Ireland, from the author of the acclaimed story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePure Gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeventeen-year-old John Masterson has no idea what he wants. It’s his last summer on the small island where he has grown up and he should be enjoying the weeks until his exam results come through. Instead, he’s working mind-numbing shifts at the local hotel and trying to keep his head down after his mother’s nude sext to another man was leaked to the whole island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs John joins the local senior football team, gets caught up in fights and parties, and embarks on a tentative relationship with his slightly older co-worker Amber that he feels both proud and ashamed of, he can almost pretend that this summer will last forever. But soon John must face up to the choices before him: to stay or leave, to stand out or fit in, and whether to love and let himself be loved, despite or perhaps because of, the flaws that make us all human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFun and Games\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a darkly comic, beautifully crafted debut novel that is full of feeling both harsh and tender. It takes in social class and its firm borders, manhood and its frailties, family and, of course, love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Brilliantly written; as evocative as it is funny. Think: the male version of Sally Rooney'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A writer at the top of his technical game'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'In 20 years of reviewing, I’m not sure I’ve read a funnier book, or one I’ve enjoyed more’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Warmth and sensitivity, and a skillful humour' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Funny and heartbreaking’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e FERDIA LENNON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Brilliant and bittersweet ode to young love, friendship and GAA' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'One of the debuts of the year'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eiPAPER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'An utter joy to read'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e COLIN BARRETT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A gifted writer' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANNE GRIFFIN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Bighearted and boisterous, bursting with life' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCOLIN WALSH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A remarkable depiction of burgeoning masculinity'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e REBECCA WATSON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Totally brilliant and unputdownable' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIRISH EXAMINER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Patrick McHugh's 'Fun and Games' was a Irish top ten bestseller w\/c 2025-04-28.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45848439160983,"sku":"9780008517342","price":1543.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780008517342.webp?v=1769298018","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/fun-and-games-9780008517342","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}