Description
Uplifting without ever lapsing into sentimentality, How to Build a Boat introduces an unforgettable thirteen-year-old protagonist whose fervent desire to create a perpetual motion machine elucidates a masterly study in grief and overcoming loss.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
Jamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of many objects, books with dust jackets, cats, rivers and Edgar Allan Poe. At age 13 there are two things he especially wants in life: to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother Noelle, who died when he was born. In his mind these things are intimately linked. And at his new school, where all else is disorientating and overwhelming, he finds two people who might just be able to help him.
How to Build a Boat is the story of how one boy and his mission transforms the lives of his teachers, Tess and Tadhg, and brings together a community. Written with tenderness and verve, it's about love, family and connection, the power of imagination, and how our greatest adventures never happen alone.
Book Details
Format: |
Hardcover |
Number of Pages: |
304 |
ISBN: |
9781787303454 |
Published: |
20 Apr 2023 |
Dimensions: |
146 x 224 x 30 (mm) |
Language: |
English |
