The second born son in a broken marriage, Joey Lynch has spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of a family unravelling. When his older brother Darren skips town, twelve-year-old Joey finds himself thrown into the role of protector to his younger siblings and mother. Plagued by self-loathing, and furious with the world, he grapples with teenage life, his unwavering sense of duty to his family, while balancing precariously close to a life of addiction that threatens to swallow him whole. The only light in his sea of darkness is his boss’s firecracker of a daughter who refuses to back down. A girl who just so happens to be his classmate. Aoife Mol… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Rape mentioned
- Child abuse & neglect
- Foster care system experiences recounted
- Parental infidelity
- Postnatral depression
- Substance addiction & parent with alcoholism
- Suicidal ideation
- Alcohol consumption
- Teen pregnancy (14-year-old)
- Graphic bullying (on-page)
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