The unforgettable new novel from the no. 1 bestselling, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Trespasses – a devastating tale of love, friendship, and the choices that shape our lives

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A BOOK OF THE AUTUMN IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER, COUNTRY & TOWNHOUSE AND MORE

'I loved it for the way it holds a national sorrow' ANNE ENRIGHT
'Moving, compassionate, a touching love story' DAVID NICHOLLS
'I gulped this down - convinced, fascinated and moved by every page' EMMA DONOGHUE
'A transcendent exploration of yearning, transformation and rescue' MIN JIN LEE
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Róisín and Red meet as teenagers in their small Irish hometown in 1982. Brilliant, sharp-tongued and born to slip through the cracks, Red’s reputation for trouble precedes him – but Róisín finds herself swept up in his storm, and soon their connection deepens.

When a brush with the law pushes Red into a corner, he escapes their town to start a new life in England. As the years pass, they remain tethered to one another, a fragile thread holding their once fierce friendship together. When Róisín arrives in London, the promise of freedom, of reinvention, and of finding her dear friend calls.

But searching for Red leads Róisín to a truth darker than she could have imagined: when you go looking for someone you may uncover parts of yourself along the way that you’d rather stayed buried. And Red – bright, beautiful Red – might not want to be found at all.

Stations is a devastating story of love and friendship, and a tender portrait of the choices we blithely make when we are young, unaware that the consequences will reverberate throughout our lives.
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'A beautiful novel about loss and being lost' NICK HORNBY
'Heartbreakingly real and utterly compelling' ROISÍN O'DONNELL
'One of the most gifted storytellers in contemporary Irish fiction' ELAINE FEENEY

"Kennedy has well and truly delivered with this piercing story of romantic longing and confusing friendship; loyalty, betrayal and guilt; and the hidden damage we are sometimes afraid to confront. As ever, her writing is as urgent and unsentimental as it is heart-breaking" - The Bookseller

"Surely a Booker contender … A story about loyalty and family, shame and regret … Stations is a devastating read, about loss and being lost, which will break your heart, but it is also very funny. Kennedy can always find the humour in the bleakness" - The Bookseller

"Stunning … exquisitely written" - Good Housekeeping

"A touching tale of friendship, spanning rural Ireland and London" - Red

"Following her multi-award-winning debut Trespasses, Kennedy has got even better … A heart-wrenching read" - i Paper

"A haunting tale of love and friendship set in rural Ireland" - Independent