Kala by Colin Walsh

Kala by Colin WalshSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2023AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'A gritty heartbreaker of a thriller Part heartfelt coming of age tale, part brutal Irish noir, this is a spectacular read for Donna Tartt and Tana French fans' KirkusIn the seaside town of Kinlough, on Ireland's west coast, three old friends are thrown together for the first time in years. They Helen, Joe and Mush were part of an original group of six

to its sensational conclusion

she tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school in Eugene

and bodies are diligently picked apart to make up better ones

Detective Colborne is retiring

ME: I don't know

a movement which continues to this day

How to be your best friend's best friendFor thousands of years

Kit de Waal grew up in a household of opposites and extremes

confusion and misogyny stalk this blue-green sphere

Why the moon travels is a haunting collection of twenty tales rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community

Former Children's Laureate and CILIP Carnegie Medal winner Sir Michael Morpurgo's beautiful story is both moving and full of hope

Ben and Chloe see a sinister figure watching them