Ghosts and lightning

An outstanding debut novel set in Dublin from a young Irish novelist that echoes the poignant, comical and gritty voices of Roddy Doyle, Patrick McCabe, and Irvine Welsh.Set in contemporary Dublin and the surrounding countryside, Ghosts and Lightning is a picaresque account of Denny Cullen's life after he is called back home to attend his mother's funeral. Denny--a sweet-natured but disillusioned young man who feels powerless in the face of death, dope and the dole queue--is the steadiest in a cast of unstable characters. Denny and his lads fill their empty days with hooliganism, raucous…