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Ordinary Saints

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin
Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend. When she learns that her beloved older brother may be made into a Catholic saint, she realises she must at last confront her family.
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The Two Roberts

Damian Barr
Scotland, 1933. Bobby MacBryde is on his way. After years grafting at Lees Boot Factory, he’s off to the Glasgow School of Art, to his future.
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Mothers and Sons

Adam Haslett
At forty, Peter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter's numbness, the event that he has avoided for twenty years returns to haunt him.
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The Three Lives of Cate Kay

Kate Fagan
Who is Cate Kay? Cate Kay is the most famous author on the planet. But it's just a name. Somehow, despite her bestselling novels and the record-breaking film franchise, the writer has remained completely anonymous.
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Twenty Years Together

Tom Rob Smith
Danny and Luis have been a couple for decades. Piece by piece, they've built a life together. The only thing they didn't have was a marriage. But the law finally changes, and Danny decides to propose - on a Scottish hilltop, to the love of his life.
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Sunstruck

William Rayfet Hunter
It's summer and a young man walks through the gates of a luxurious mansion in the south of France. At the dinner table, the Blakes are waiting for him.
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Open, Heaven

Seán Hewitt
On the cusp of adulthood, James dreams of another life far away from his small village. Beholden to the expectations of home and family, his burgeoning desire threatens to unravel his shy exterior. Then he meets Luke.
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Minor Black Figures

Brandon Taylor
Wyeth is a newcomer to New York, a young Black painter who is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manhattan art scene. Then he meets Keating, a white former priest struggling with his faith.

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