YOUNG SKINS

This title was shortlisted for the 2014 Guardian First Book Award. It was the wi
nner of the 2014 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, as well as the
winner of the 2014 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. This magnificent collectio
n takes us to Glanbeigh, a small town in rural Ireland - a town in which the you
th have the run of the place.



Boy racers speed down the back lanes; couples h
aunt the midnight woods; young skins huddle in the cold once The Peacock has clo
sed its doors. Here the young live hard and wear the scars. It matters whose sis
ter you were seen with.