Evenings and Weekends
Description of book
'I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN' SHON FAYE
'A MASTERPIECE. THIS SEARING TALE OF LOVE, SEX AND CLASS WILL RESONATE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME' OWEN JONES
'I WAS DEEPLY MOVED BY ITS BEAUTY AND HUMANITY' COCO MELLORS
'Electric and intimate' Guardian
'Impossibly, ineffably beautiful’ Russell T Davies
'Intoxicating' Irish Times
London, June 2019. Maggie is 30, pregnant and broke. Faced with moving back to the home town she fought to escape, she’s wondering if having a baby with boyfriend Ed will be the last spontaneous act of her life. Ed, meanwhile, is harbouring secret dreams of his own.
Phil hates his office job and is living for the weekend, while falling for his housemate, Keith. But there’s a problem: Keith already has a boyfriend. Then there’s Rosaleen, Phil’s mother, who’s tired of feeling like a side character in her own life. She’s just been diagnosed with cancer and is travelling to London to tell Phil, if she can ever get hold of him.
As Saturday night approaches in a city on the brink of political upheaval, all their lives are set to change forever. It’s the hottest summer on record, and the weekend is about to begin.
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★★★★☆484 ratings
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Jenny
I thought this book was gut wrenchingly beautiful. Perfectly balances love and grief. An amazing depiction of humanity and all its nuances, I highly recommend!swiftReviews:swift-recommend-a-must-read
Book★5
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Narration★5
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Sandra
Reflective, deep look at modern urban life, seen through multiple complex characters. Captures the difficulties of being human with lots of different relationships. Was left breathless several times bc of the author's way of being able to name those unnameable feelings. Hard to keep track of characters at the start, and they were very frustrating throughout the story, but that also felt part of the point.swiftReviews:swift-recommend-recommends
Book★5
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Narration★5
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Joy
A relatable slice of life novel that explores queerness, grief, relationships, trauma and belonging.swiftReviews:swift-recommend-recommends
I found it hard to keep track of the characters at first, but the audiobook narration was great.Book★4
Narration★4
- I liked the book but didn’t love it. Probably because I’m a millennial too and just saw all the issues that we have in our generation. I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likable.
Jessica
Book★3
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Narration★5
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