John Patrick McHugh

Cover image for Fun and Games by John Patrick McHugh

Fun and Games by John Patrick McHugh: Growing up is hard to do

The blurb for John Patrick McHugh’s Fun and Games came garlanded with praise from a slew of starry Irish literary names, not least Sally Rooney. I often wonder how that might feel for a writer; a kind of euphoric anxiety, perhaps. Set in the summer of 2009, McHugh’s novel follows seventeen-year-old John and his footballing […]

Fun and Games by John Patrick McHugh: Growing up is hard to do Read More »