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  1. Apr 6, 2023 · Close to Home by Michael Magee is a stunning debut novel that explores the complexities of masculinity and the choices that shape us into the men we become. This novel is a beautifully crafted and deeply affecting story that will stay with you long after you've turned the final page.

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  2. Apr 4, 2024 · Michael Magees Close to Home is yet another brilliant novel to emerge from Northern Ireland, making sense of the impact of the long conflict and the transition to troubled peace; Magee powerfully delineates the psychology of those crushed by betrayal - Irish Times, 'Best Books of 2023'

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  3. Apr 4, 2024 · Paperback – 4 April 2024. by Michael Magee (Author) 4.0 1,193 ratings. See all formats and editions. WINNER OF THE ROONEY PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023. WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2023. WINNER OF THE JOHN MCGAHERN PRIZE 2024. WATERSTONES IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023. Sean is back.

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  4. 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.

  5. Apr 5, 2023 · Magee’s novel follows a pleasing redemptive narrative arc as Sean tells us his story with deadpan humour beginning with the assault the details of which he can barely remember or admit to himself.

  6. Apr 12, 2024 · His poignant debut has already brought in a multitude of literary prizes, including being crowned the Winner of the Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction 2023. Most recently, Michael was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, we caught up with him in the days leading up to the award ceremony.

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  8. Apr 10, 2023 · The book’s themes – masculinity, class and history – don’t offer easy resolutions. Instead, Magee deftly conveys the anxieties of a generation facing an uncertain future.