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The Fields

A Novel
By Kevin Maher (Hardcover Book, 2013)
A warm and funny debut about a young man in trouble and a family in love and in pieces.

It's the first summer of lust for 14-year-old Jim Finnegan, a boy trying to become a man in 1980s Dublin. Jim's vivid and winning voice leaps off the page as he watches his parents argue, his five older sisters fight, and the local network of mothers gossip.

Over the summer, Jim wins the attention of a beautiful older girl--but he also becomes the unwilling target of the local priest's desires. His life starts to unravel as he faces consequences from both his love for his girlfriend and the abuse he suffers at the hands of the priest. THE FIELDS is a portrait of a boy who sinks into troubles as he grows into a man, and the loving but fractured family that might be his downfall--or his salvation.
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  • Little, Brown and Company

    • Format: Hardcover Book

    • Price: $26.00 US

    • ISBN-13: 9780316223560

    • On Sale Date: 08/13/2013

    • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

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A warm and funny debut about a young man in trouble and a family in love and in pieces.

It's the first summer of lust for 14-year-old Jim Finnegan, a boy trying to become a man in 1980s Dublin. Jim's vivid and winning voice leaps off the page as he watches his parents argue, his five older sisters fight, and the local network of mothers gossip.

Over the summer, Jim wins the attention of a beautiful older girl--but he also becomes the unwilling target of the local priest's desires. His life starts to unravel as he faces consequences from both his love for his girlfriend and the abuse he suffers at the hands of the priest. THE FIELDS is a portrait of a boy who sinks into troubles as he grows into a man, and the loving but fractured family that might be his downfall--or his salvation.

Kevin Maher was born and raised in South Dublin. He moved to London to begin a career in journalism in 1994. He was Film Editor of the Face for five years, and has written features and film criticism for the Guardian, the Observer, and Time Out. For the last seven years he has been a feature writer, critic, and columnist for The Times. He lives in England with his wife and three children. THE FIELDS is his first novel.

  • PRAISE FOR THE FIELDS:

    "A joy to read: fresh, funny, moving, and always unexpected." (Kate Atkinson, author of Life After Life and Case Histories).

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The Fields
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
  • Price: $26.00 US
  • Pages: 400
  • Physical Dimensions: 6" x 9-1/4"
  • ISBN-13: 9780316223560
  • On Sale Date: 08/13/2013
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