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<p><b>From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected.</b><br><br>It's the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt.<br><br>As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He's a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity. A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career.<br><br>The jury will deliver a verdict but, before they do, Evan must judge for himself whether the man he has become is the man he wanted to be.<br><b>___________<br><br>Praise for John Boyne</b><br><br><b>'A master storyteller'</b> <i>Daily Express</i><br><b>'One of the best novelists of Ireland' </b><i>Sunday Express</i><br><b>'Boyne offers writing of insight and beauty'</b> <i>Observer</i><br><b>'One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature' </b>Colum McCann</p>