Shy

<p>''Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.'' George Saunders <br>''Beautiful and haunting.'' Kevin Barry <br>''The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.'' Ian Rankin<br>''A miracle of language.'' <i>Irish Times </i><br><br><b>This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. </b><br><br>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. <br><br>He is feeling a little sorry for himself. <br><br>Shy is a novel about imagination, guilt and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.<br><br><b>¿Contemporary fiction¿s bard of ugly beauty and exultant despair.¿ </b><i>New Yorker</i><br><b>''An act of humanity and grace, heightened by its distinctive form and artistry.'' </b><i>Telegraph</i></p>