Introducing a name to watch for the future - an outstanding debut from a young Irish talent

Squabbling siblings, misfit school-friends and life on the estates of West Dublin are trouble enough. But then a ghost starts haunting the family home and Denny's life starts getting properly complicated.

Hilarious, warm and tragic by turns, Ghosts and Lightning is a refreshing tale of one young man doing the right thing when surrounded by all the wrong choices and finding love in the most unlikely places.

"A scorching burst of new talent . . . This is a rough, real slice of punkish Dublin low life, a black comedy, a ghost story and more." - * The Times *

"Very powerful. Often funny, sometimes frightening, always very human. I loved it." - * RODDY DOYLE *

"An amazing book, written with force and passion. And Denny is a very funny and slightly demented tour guide to twenty-first century Dublin." - * MATT HAIG *

"Byrne's voice crackles with energy and dark humour in a richly-evoked novel of Dublin family life." - * Irish Independent *

"Engaging and funny. Trevor Byrne delivers an acute portrayal of loss in a story filled with warmth, humour and wonder." - * CATHERINE O'FLYNN *

"A youthful, exuberant debut novel . . . one to watch." - * The Sunday Herald *

"Brings to mind Patrick McCabe and Roddy Doyle." - * Guardian *