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May All Your Skies Be Blue

An unforgettable novel perfect for fans of Louise Kennedy and Michael Magee

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Pub Date 28 Aug 2025 | Archive Date 28 Aug 2025

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Description

Boys Don't Cry author Fíona Scarlett is back to break and mend your heart all over again . . .

Summer, 1991.

Dean: sun-stung and sticky with cool ice-pop juice, walks to the middle of The Green to get a good gawk at the new salon. And at the owner's kid. Hands deep in his pockets, his jet-black mop of hair hides the tension in his face at the thought of going back home.

Shauna: stands well hid behind her ma – her eyes dark and haunted like the rest of her. The salon is theirs, a fresh start. The smell of her ma's Body Shop perfume clings to her jumper – Shauna can't be anywhere else other than here.

Instantly inseparable, their friendship blooms. But as time passes and tell-tale blushes and school fights develop into something deeper, conflicting responsibilities threaten to pull Shauna and Dean apart., When all seems lost, will they find each other under the same blue sky?

To celebrate the paperback publication of May All Your Skies Be Blue in August, we're giving 100 readers the chance to review 💙

Boys Don't Cry author Fíona Scarlett is back to break and mend your heart all over again . . .

Summer, 1991.

Dean: sun-stung and sticky with cool ice-pop juice, walks to the middle of The Green to get...


Advance Praise

'Poignant and heartbreaking, it's a wonderful tale of enduring friendship.' PRIMA

'A novelist of enormous potential, balancing a love story of huge emotion with observations about class, and at the same time maintaining a sense of mystery that leads to a powerful emotional climax.' IRISH TIMES

'Full of brilliant characterisation and a powerful storyteller's truthfulness, this is a hugely compelling and utterly persuasive novel from a very major literary talent.' JOSEPH O'CONNOR

'Positively thrumming with heart and humour May All Your Skies Be Blue will ever so gently break your heart. Fiona Scarlett's second novel proves she's one of those rare writers, capable of crafting an epic out of the everyday.' JAN CARSON

'A beautiful, deeply affecting story. These characters will work their way into your heart and become part of your life. Fí has a deep knowledge of the vagaries of the human condition, and a rare and immense talent to bring a story and its cast to stirring life with humour, with unending empathy, and love. She is a writer of the very first order.' DONAL RYAN

'A stunning love letter to time and community, each page sings with pathos and affection. To read it is to feel closer to humanity.' WIZ WHARTON

'A poignant exploration of the intricate dance between fate and choice. Through the lives of a tight-knit group of friends, a single decision ripples through time, shaping their worlds. Scarlett's prose breathes life into a brilliant cast of unforgettable characters, each with their own story. This is a novel about love's enduring power, friendship, the tragedy of being human and the devastating impact of loss. I loved it!' ELAINE FEENEY

'Fíona Scarlett pulls you in heart first to meet characters you feel you've known forever and who walk away with you after the book is read. I don't think this is a skill that can be taught. It's a gift and this writer has it.' JO BROWNING WROE

'Poignant and heartbreaking, it's a wonderful tale of enduring friendship.' PRIMA

'A novelist of enormous potential, balancing a love story of huge emotion with observations about class, and at the...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780571390922
PRICE £9.99 (GBP)
PAGES 256

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