Stations

Roisin and Red meet as teenagers in their small Irish hometown in 1982. Brilliant, sharp-tongued and born to slip through the cracks, Red's reputation for trouble precedes him - but Roisin finds herself swept up in his storm, and soon their connection deepens.

When a brush with the law pushes Red into a corner, he escapes their town to start a new life in England. As the years pass, they remain tethered to one another, a fragile thread holding their once fierce friendship together. When Roisin arrives in London, the promise of freedom, of reinvention, and of finding her dear friend calls.

But searching for Red leads Roisin to a truth darker than she could have imagined: when you go looking for someone you may uncover parts of yourself along the way that you'd rather stayed buried. And Red - bright, beautiful Red - might not want to be found at all.

Stations is a devastating story of love and friendship, and a tender portrait of the choices we blithely make when we are young, unaware that the consequences will reverberate throughout our lives.

Praise for Stations by Louise Kennedy:

'A beautiful novel about loss and being lost' NICK HORNBY
'I loved it for the way it holds a national sorrow' ANNE ENRIGHT
'Heartbreakingly real and utterly compelling' ROISÍN O'DONNELL
'Moving, compassionate, a touching love story' DAVID NICHOLLS
'I gulped this down - convinced, fascinated and moved by every page' EMMA DONOGHUE
'A transcendent exploration of yearning, transformation and rescue' MIN JIN LEE

You'll love this book if you:

• Enjoyed Louise's first novel, Trespasses
• Are a fan of Irish fiction with a strong sense of place
• Read authors like Donal Ryan, Claire Keegan and Christy Lefteri

ISBN

9781526664334

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Bloomsbury Circus, (24 September 2026)

Number of Pages

320

Weight

380 grams

Language

English

Dimensions

232 x 152 x 26 mm

Categories:

Modern and Contemporary