“The standout debut of 2019 so far” – Leonard & Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession

Sometimes a book comes along that blows all the cobwebs away, that reminds you of that joy you first experienced way back when (all that way back when) when you first started reading. A book doesn't have to blow any bloody doors off. It can sneak up on you like an old friend you've not seen in the longest time. Here I am, it says. That old feeling. Do you remember? Before you really knew how good reading could be? That moment you first saw it. The sheer untrammelled joy of being taken somewhere else. Leonard & Hungry Paul has that feeling in spades. It's not showy, it's not got explosions, there are no murders, no misdeeds, no foul play of any kind. And yet it's a small miracle in its own way, a gentle hand about your shoulder, a distraction from the woes of the world, a solace.

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