May All Your Skies Be Blue

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

Fíona Scarlett

'Poignant . . . I loved it!' ELAINE FEENEY
'A beautiful, deeply affecting story.' DONAL RYAN
'Hugely compelling and utterly persuasive.' JOSEPH O'CONNOR

From the author of the beloved debut Boys Don't Cry - an unforgettable story of love and loss and how the ones we love never really leave us.

He's leaning in. I'm leaning in. 'The future is ours to make, Shauns,' he says, lips almost touching.

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?

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Table of contents

• Landing Page
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING
• Morning Prep: 8.30 a.m.
• DADDY OR CHIPS
• Melody: 8.45 a.m.
• THAT’S MY LEMONADE
• Ma: 9.30 a.m.
• THE BUGGY
• Appointment 1: 10 a.m.
• CRIMPING BLADES
• Appointment 2: 10.30 a.m.
• A PACK OF JOHNNY BLUES
• Appointment 2: 11 a.m.
• PULP FICTION
• Appointment 2: 11.05 a.m.
• ONE OF US?
• Appointment 3: 11.30 a.m.
• THE OUIJA BOARD
• Appointment 3: 11.35 a.m.
• OASIS OR BLUR
• Appointment 3: 12 p.m.
• TO THE END
• Back Step: 12.30 p.m.
• ALL ARE PUNISHED
• Appointment 3: 12.40 p.m.
• HOLIDAYS ARE COMING
• Appointment 3: 12.45 p.m.
• WE DON’T NEED NO EDUCATION
• Lunch: 12.50 p.m.
• THE FULL MONTY
• Trip to Eurospar: 1.15 p.m.
• THE FIRST KISS – ALMOST
• The Inn: 1.20 p.m.
• SILVER SKATE
• The Flat: 1.50 p.m.
• FAMILY TIES
• The Flat: 1.52 p.m.
• THE DEBS – THE BEGINNING OF THE END, OR THE END OF THE BEGINNING
• Appointment 4: 2.20 p.m.
• THE CAT’S PYJAMAS
• Appointment 4: 2.30 p.m.
• THE MORNING DEBRIEF
• Appointment 4: 2.30 p.m.
• THE GREEN SHAMROCK
• Appointment 4: 2.55 p.m.
• THANK GOODNESS IT’S FRIDAY
• Back Step: 3 p.m.
• THE WORM HAS TURNED
• 3.30 p.m.
• THE BIG APPLE, TAKE TWO
• 4 p.m.
• THE ODD ONE OUT
• 5 p.m.
• WE NEED TO TALK
• 5. 15 p.m.
• MAYBE JUST FRIENDS
• Appointment 5: 5.30 p.m.
• A CATCH-UP
• Appointment 5: 5.45 p.m.
• THE VENGABUS
• 6 p.m.
• ROADS NOT TAKEN
• 6.15 p.m.
• My dearest Shauna
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Copyright