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The Outside Boy

By: Jeanine Cummins
Narrated by: Alan Devally
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Ireland, 1959. Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well: his mother's death in childbirth.

The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling. But still, always, they are treated as outsiders.

As Christy struggles with his new classmates, he starts to question who he is and where he belongs. But then the discovery of an old newspaper photograph, and a long-buried secret, changes his life for ever.

©2010 Jeanine Cummins (P)2020 Macmillan Audio Europe Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt Thought-Provoking

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"A full-throated song of praise. I loved it." (Sherman Alexie)
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I really loved this book. made me laugh and cry. very enjoyable and would recommend

loved it

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A beautiful story and equally narrated. Would love a sequel of a decade further on to see how the mc turns out.

Enjoyed

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I had read ‘American Dirt’ before this novel & loved it. So I was keen to try this author again. The Outside Boy didn’t disappoint. Although not as dynamic as the previous novel I had read, it was thoroughly enjoyable & read beautifully. There were many moments of laughter, as well as sadness. I’m living this author so far.

Witty, emotional, brilliant

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This is a beautiful,beautiful book and I miss the characters already .
So enlightening ,about the life of a traveller .
The narration is spot on ,perfect and I so enjoyed the story .
I’ve read American Dirt by the same author and didn’t think it could top that ,but it did .
pure magic .
It’s laugh out loud funny ,poignant and heart breaking .
Thank you for many hours of joyful listening x

Beautiful story

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I loved listening to everu minute of this book, the accent is wonderful and the story is so engaging

Beautiful book, the writing is lyrical and funny.

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