In 1982, Róisín and Red meet as teenagers in their hometown in Ireland. Red’s reputation for trouble might precede him, but Róisín finds in him an intelligent and funny – if unlikely – friend. When a brush with the law pushes Red into a corner, he escapes their town and his family for good to start a new life in England.
As the years pass, they grow up and apart. Despite Red’s particular gift for disappearing, they remain tethered to one another, a fragile thread holding their once fierce friendship together. When Róisín arrives in London to spend Christmas with her estranged father, she finds herself swept up once more into Red’s storm.
Róisín longs for the closeness they once had, but Red continues to travel away from her – and as the past weighs on the present, Róisín wonders if she’ll ever reach Red where he is. Stations is a devastating story of love and friendship, and the choices we blithely make when we are young, unaware that the consequences will reverberate throughout our lives.
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Stations by Louise Kennedy
Almost as good as Trespasses this book had me hooked by page one. From damaged youth to full adulthood the characters gradually come into their own, be it tragedy or self awareness. Humour and pathos are the keynotes. Kennedy is a writer who makes us love Ireland and the Irish. Highly recommend…
Almost as good as Trespasses this book had me hooked by page one. From damaged youth to full adulthood the characters gradually come into their own, be it tragedy or self awareness. Humour and pathos are the keynotes. Kennedy is a writer who makes us love Ireland and the Irish. Highly recommended.
- Authors:
- Kennedy, Louise
- Year Published:
- 2026
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781526664327
- Number of Pages:
- 304
- Publication Date:
- 24/09/2026
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Language:
- English
- Place of Publication:
- London
- SKU:
- 9781526664327