{"product_id":"juno-loves-legs-paperback","title":"Juno Loves Legs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarl Geary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Sally Rooney and fans of \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJuno Loves Legs\u003c\/i\u003e is the epic and heartbreaking story of a young friendship set in working-class Dublin in the 1980s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuno Loves Legs\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of two teens labeled as delinquents. Juno and \"Legs\" grow up on the same housing estate in Dublin, where spirited, intelligent Juno is ostracized for her poverty and Legs is persecuted for his sexuality; they find safety only in each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of Dublin in the 1980s, a place of political, social and religious change, the friends yearn for an unbound life and together they begin to fight to take up the space of who they truly are. As their defiance reverberates through their lives, the children are further alienated from their surrounding society through acts of bravery and cowardice, both their own and others'. Finding themselves as outsiders, they are feared, coveted and watched, but rarely truly seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through the eyes of Juno, we see the pair begin to navigate the political and oftentimes confusing adult world with honesty and intuition. A country emerging from a dark Catholicism into the wider world of possibilities. Who is invited into modernity and gentrification and who is left behind? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught between the rich depth of her intellect and the harsh reality of her life, we follow Juno as she begins to understand how divergent a life lived and a life thought can be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuno Loves Legs\u003c\/i\u003e shows the frustration of feeling trapped in a life that is not yours and the ability of friendship to lift us out of our experiences and into a truer version of ourselves. It is a novel that reminds us that kindness, bravery, and love appear in places where they are not always expected and in forms not usually recognised, but with a potency that cannot be ignored.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKARL GEARY\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dublin and moved to New York's East Village at the age of sixteen. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMontpelier Parade\u003c\/i\u003e, was short-listed for numerous awards, including the Desmond Elliott Prize, the Costa First Novel Award, and France's prestigious Prix Femina, and was named an \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year. He lives in Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695537786943,"sku":"9781646222209","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d7673fc4a5bf52e3c7391e8160d84ce2.webp?v=1765004124","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/juno-loves-legs-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}