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Book Launch: Grapefruit Moon by Shirley Anne McMillan

10 August 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Join us for an evening with Shirley-Anne McMillan to celebrate the launch of Grapefruit Moon.

About Grapefruit Moon:

Wealthy, popular Charlotte and quiet, working class Drew couldn’t be more different, but both face a common enemy at Cooke’s Academy in the form of the Stewards – an elite group of students whose power to manipulate school culture is feared by pupils and teachers alike. Drew, a newcomer to Cooke’s, must navigate the strict codes of masculinity laid down by the Stewards in order to have a hope of moving on to university, while Charlotte dreams of speaking freely about the constraints and abuses of the culture which is propelling her towards a life she’s not sure she wants. Through drag art and poetry the unlikely pair follow a dangerous trajectory which will lead them closer to one another and further away from the paths laid out for them.

About the author:

Shirley-Anne McMillan is a writer from Northern Ireland. She has worked as a teacher, an Online Writer in Residence for the Irish Writers Centre, a youth worker with LGBTQ young people and a creative writing tutor. She lives in Co. Down with her family and in her free time she loves playing the guitar and knitting.

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No Alibis Bookstore

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No Alibis Bookstore
83 Botanic Avenue
Belfast, BT7 1JL United Kingdom
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