Shy the new novel from the sunday times bestselling author of Lanny

From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers & Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination & boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, & realising you are not alone"Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world." — George Saunders This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a troubled teenage boy.You mustn’t do that to yourself Shy. You mustn’t hurt yourself like that.He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt & the people who are trying to love him.Got your special meds, nutcase?He is escaping Last Chance, a home for “very disturbed young men,” and walking into the haunted space between his night terrors, his past, & the heavy question of his future.The night is huge & it hurts.“Shy’s disordered, multidimensional consciousness careens through Max Porter’s brief & brilliant fourth book, a bravura, extended-mix of a novel that skitters, pulses, fractures & coalesces again with all the exhilaration & doom of broken beats & heavy bass lines... [Shy's] both a hapless, hurting child & a dangerous, violent young man, & his author has loved each part of him into being with the same steady attention.” — Hermione Hoby, The New York Times Book ReviewIn Shy, Max Porter extends the excavation of boyhood that began with Grief Is The Thing With Feathers and continued with Lanny. But here he asks: How does mischievous wonder & anarchic energy curdle into something more disturbing & violent? Shy is a bravura, lyric, music-besotted performance by one of the great writers of his generation.°°° Max Porter is the author of Lanny, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize, & The Death of Francis Bacon. '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 Rankin 'A miracle of language.' Irish Times This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. He is wandering into the night listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. He is feeling a little sorry for himself. Shy is a novel about imagination, guilt and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone. 'Contemporary fiction's bard of ugly beauty and exultant despair.' New Yorker 'An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.' Telegraph This The Story Of A Few Strange Hours In The Life Of A Troubled Teenage Boy. You Mustn't Do That To Yourself Shy. You Mustn't Hurt Yourself Like That. He Is Wandering Into The Night Listening To The Voices In His Head: His Teachers, His Parents, The People He Has Hurt And The People Who Are Trying To Love Him. Got Your Special Meds, Nutcase? He Is Escaping Last Chance, A Home For 'very Disturbed Young Men', And Walking Into The Haunted Space Between His Night Terrors, His Past And The Heavy Question Of His Future.