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May All Your Skies Be Blue

Fíona Scarlett

The new novel from the author of the beloved debut Boys Don’t Cry – an unforgettable story of love, loss, regret and the indelible marks one person can make on your life.

Format
Ebook
ISBN
9780571390939
Date Published
11.02.2025
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Summary

‘Poignant . . . I loved it!’ ELAINE FEENEY
‘A beautiful, deeply affecting story.’ DONAL RYAN
‘Hugely compelling and utterly persuasive.’ JOSEPH O’CONNOR

From the author of the beloved debut Boys Don’t Cry – an unforgettable story of love and loss and how the ones we love never really leave us.

He’s leaning in. I’m leaning in. ‘The future is ours to make, Shauns,’ he says, lips almost touching.

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 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 else 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?

Critic Reviews

Full of brilliant characterisation and a powerful storyteller’s truthfulness, this is a hugely compelling and utterly persuasive novel from a very major literary talent.

Joseph O’Connor
Critic Reviews

Positively thrumming with heart and humour May All Your Skies Be Blue will ever so gently break your heart. Fiona Scarlett's second novel proves she's one of those rare writers, capable of crafting an epic out of the everyday.

Jan Carson
Critic Reviews

A beautiful, deeply affecting story. These characters will work their way into your heart and become part of your life. Fí has a deep knowledge of the vagaries of the human condition, and a rare and immense talent to bring a story and its cast to stirring life with humour, with unending empathy, and love. She is a writer of the very first order.

Donal Ryan
Critic Reviews

A stunning love letter to time and community, each page sings with pathos and affection. To read it is to feel closer to humanity.

Wiz Wharton
Critic Reviews

A poignant exploration of the intricate dance between fate and choice. Through the lives of a tight-knit group of friends, a single decision ripples through time, shaping their worlds. Scarlett’s prose breathes life into a brilliant cast of unforgettable characters, each with their own story. This is a novel about love's enduring power, friendship, the tragedy of being human and the devastating impact of loss. I loved it!

Elaine Feeney
Critic Reviews

Fíona Scarlett pulls you in heart first to meet characters you feel you’ve known forever and who walk away with you after the book is read. I don’t think this is a skill that can be taught. It’s a gift and this writer has it.

Jo Browning Wroe
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Fíona Scarlett is the author of Boys Don’t Cry, which was an international bestseller. She was shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year in the Irish Book Awards, and the Kate O’Brien first novel award. She currently works as a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Limerick.

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