After the success of international bestseller Boys Don’t Cry, Faber is to publish May All Your Skies Be Blue by beloved author Fíona Scarlett – an unforgettable story of love, loss, regret and the indelible marks one person can make on your life.

Faber is very excited to publish May All Your Skies Be Blue by Fíona Scarlett. Louisa Joyner, Associate Publisher, acquired UK & Comm. (excluding Canada) rights from Sophie Lambert at C&W Agency. Fíona’s debut novel Boys Don’t Cry – published into lockdown – has sold over 60,000 copies across editions with a 4.5 star rating on Amazon and is beloved by Marian Keyes, Louise O’Neill, Donal Ryan and Kit de Waal among others.

Summer, 1991.

Dean: sun-stung and sticky with cool ice-pop juice, walks to the middle of The Green to get a good gawk at the new salon. And at the owner’s kid. Hands deep in his pockets, his jet-black mop of hair hides the tension in his face and shoulders at the thought of going back home.

Shauna: stands well hid behind her ma – her eyes dark and haunted like the rest of her. The salon is theirs, a fresh start. The smell of her ma’s Body Shop perfume clings to her jumper – Shauna can’t be anywhere other than here.

Instantly inseparable, their friendship blooms. But as time passes and tell-tale blushes and school fights develop into something deeper, conflicting responsibilities threaten to pull Shauna and Dean apart.

When all seems lost, will they find each other under the same blue sky?

Perfect for fans of Tin Man, One Day, Jojo Moyes and Donal Ryan. May All Your Skies Be Blue is a novel that is heart-wrenching, redemptive and certain to pack an emotional punch. Much like Fíona’s much-loved debut Boys Don’t Cry, this novel details crucial universal topics like grief, sacrifice, illness and missed opportunities in a warm and tender way.

Fíona Scarlett said:

‘I’m incredibly excited to finally be able to share my second novel May All Your Skies Be Blue with readers, a story very close to my heart. To be published again is a gift, to be published again by Faber and the extraordinary Louisa Joyner is something I deeply cherish.’

Louisa Joyner said:

‘This is such an exciting moment for our publishing of Fíona Scarlett – to see the Irish Book Awards recognise her as a major new talent, to be reaching out to the thousands and thousands of fans who wept buckets for her brilliant debut, to ensure that thousands more people wish they’d invested in waterproof mascara/tissues – we’re all about publishing May All Your Skies Be Blue to grow Fí’s audience to the size she deserves. The sky may be blue but it’s also the limit.’

Photo credit: Mark Condren