Shy | Max PorterFrom the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone. 'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' George Saunders 'Beautiful and haunting.' Kevin Barry 'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' Ian RankinThis is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled

Achilles befriends the shamed prince

A DOZEN NUNS AND A REFERENDUM

and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold colours

This warm and funny picture book story is perfect for reading aloud

Coach asks him what he wants to do instead

So a mixed bag really

It explains what gender identity is and arms you with the correct terminology to use

and soon she and her three children find themselves trapped in a decimated mining town

of defining yourself

but at the age of twenty-nine

the pair takes off to roam the venue

Gretchen begins to act different