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Drawing from his own experiences, Michael Magee examines the forces which keep young working class men in harm's way, in a debut novel which shines with intelligence and humanity on every page. Close to Home is an extraordinary work of fiction about deciding what kind of a man you want to be and finding your place in the scarred city you call home.
Apr 6, 2023 · Close to Home. Michael Magee. 4.05. 7,947 ratings912 reviews. While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does everything he's supposed to do. He works hard, he studies, and he - mostly - stays out of trouble. The thirty-year conflict is over, he's told, and his future is lit with promise.
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Apr 7, 2023 · In Michael Magee’s debut novel, Close to Home, the protagonist, Sean, repeatedly finds himself on the receiving end of this dynamic. Sean lives in a dilapidated bedsit with his best friend, Ryan, under the imposing shadow of west Belfast’s two most famous landmarks: Black Mountain and Casement Park.
May 24, 2023 · Close to Home By Michael Magee Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023. Michael Magee’s genuinely startling debut novel Close to Home tells the story of a young man named Sean living in a contemporary Belfast as sere and hopeless as the dark side of the moon.
Apr 10, 2023 · Provoked into throwing a punch by put-downs from “posh pricks” at a house party, he finds himself on trial for assault and facing the possibility of jailtime. It’s 2013, and Sean has come ...
May 16, 2023 · Close to Home by Michael Magee has an overall rating of Rave based on 11 book reviews.
Apr 8, 2023 · We present an extract from Close To Home, the debut novel by Michael Magee. After Sean attacks a stranger at a party, and is sentenced to 200 hours of community service, he is forced to...
