The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY KEVIN BARRYWINNER OF THE BAILEYS' WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016

WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016

We all do stupid things when we're kids. Ryan Cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for you. And nobody says Ryan's stupid.

Not even behind his back. It's the people around him who are the problem. The gangland boss using his dad as a 'cleaner'.

The neighbour who says she's trying to help but maybe wants something more than that. The prostitute searching for the man she never knew she'd miss until he disappeared without trace one night . .. The only one on Ryan's side is his girlfriend Karine. If he blows that, he's all alone.

But the truth is, you don't know your own strength till you need it.

Series:The Glorious Heresies
Format:Paperback / softback 384 pages
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
ISBN:9781399827157
Published:14 Aug 2025
Classifications:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), British & Irish history
Weight:272g