Ordinary Saints
24 April 2025
Imprint: Manilla Press
Synopsis
*WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL PFD QUEER FICTION PRIZE*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE DISCOVERIES AWARD*
An arresting, unmissable debut novel shortlisted for the Women's Prize Discoveries award - an exploration of family, grief, queer identity, and the legacy of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Can you imagine it? I'd say to them. Can you imagine me there in the front row in Saint...
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE DISCOVERIES AWARD*
An arresting, unmissable debut novel shortlisted for the Women's Prize Discoveries award - an exploration of family, grief, queer identity, and the legacy of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Can you imagine it? I'd say to them. Can you imagine me there in the front row in Saint...
Details
24 April 2025
400 pages
9781786584243
Imprint: Manilla Press
Reviews
Stunning. A beautiful story about the awkward, often painful silences around dinner tables. A fresh funny, honest portrayal of familial love. I adored it.Louise Nealon, bestselling author of SNOWFLAKE
Funny and deeply moving. I adored it.Chloe Michelle Howarth, author of Sunburn
Mesmerising and original, Ordinary Saints is quite a novel: an empathetic, heart-felt and nuanced exploration of the Catholic church in modern Ireland, queer identity, family and so much more. I absolutely loved it.Victoria MacKenzie, award-winning author of Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain
Ordinary Saints is the best debut novel I've read in a long time. Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin is a writer of immense delicacy, perception and heart, drilling deep into questions of faith, family and love. A beautiful novel and a huge talent.Jessica Moor, author of Hold Back the Night