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Can I read The Leaving : A Novel on EtoBox?
The Leaving : A Novel by West, Gabriella is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Leaving : A Novel about?
At 15, Cathy Quinn is an intelligent misfit living in 1980s Dublin. As the book opens she discovers that her charming older brother Stevie, who's gay, is falling in love with the one boy in school whom she likes. Over her last two years of school, Cathy struggles with her repressed, unhappy family, coming to terms with her powerful attraction to her best friend Jeanette, and leaving Ireland. "The Leaving" is a realistic yet lyrical look at adolescence and first love. Above all, the novel offers a wry, raw look at growing up in the conservative, recession-plagued Dublin of the 1980s, when homosexuality was still taboo, and being different was not tolerated.
Who reads The Leaving : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- West, Gabriella
- Publisher
- Gabriella West
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781458133779
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 3.48 / 5 (16 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14