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Summary
In this beautiful, epic coming-of-age novel, an old tale is rewoven as a stunning YA story by well-known Irish author/illustrator Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick.
I kept clear of Dog Cullen. Till the summer we turned seventeen, the summer the dolphin came to Carrig Cove . . .
Donegal, 1976
When a dolphin takes up residence in Carrig Cove, Emer and her best friend, Fee, feel like they have an instant connection with it. Then Dog Cullen and his sidekick, Kit, turn up, and the four friends begin to sneak out at midnight to go down to the beach, daring each other to swim closer and closer to the creature . . .
But the fame and fortune the dolphin brings to their small village builds resentment amongst their neighbours across the bay, and the summer days get longer and hotter . . . There is something wild and intense in the air. Love feels fierce, old hatreds fester, and suddenly everything feels worth fighting for.
‘An entirely compelling, yet beautiful novel that captures the essence of growing up. I loved it’ Sarah Crossan
‘An instant classic. Fitzpatrick breathes modern magic into an ancient legend. A wonderful book’ Eoin Colfer
Faber Booktime: Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, On Midnight Beach
Author Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick talks about her gripping, evocative YA novel, On Midnight Beach. The book is a retelling of the Irish myth of Cuchulain, set in Donegal during the long hot summer of 1976. There is tribal tension, heat, romance and a war over a dolphin who makes Carrig Cove its home. Hear Marie-Louise's top tips for myth retellings and hear a reading from her astonishing novel.
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Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is a writer and illustrator from Dublin, Ireland, who creates children’s books across the age groups. Her award-winning titles include Izzy and Skunk, There, Owl Bat Bat Owl, and Hagwitch. Her debut YA novel, On Midnight Beach, received rave reviews and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Sisters of the Moon, also YA, was longlisted for the Carnegie…
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