{"product_id":"dearg-maire-zepf","title":"Dearg – Máire Zepf","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFionn – an cailín a lasann\u003cbr\u003emar lóchrann\u003cbr\u003eachan uair a labhrann sí os ard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story – A Novel in Verse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFionn is very passionate about many things in life – her friends, her youth club, human rights – but she has one major problem: she can’t seem to put that passion into words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhenever she tries to speak in front of other people, she lights up like a tomato and her voice fails her. It’s mortifying. But as she and her friends become more involved with the language rights movement in Belfast, she makes a decision: she has to be stronger, she has to be braver, she has to overcome this and find her own voice. This journey turns out to be more difficult than Fionn could have possibly imagined and she soon learns just how strong and brave she truly is – and just how powerful her voice is when she finally manages to use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContent warning:\u003c\/strong\u003e sexual assault (SA).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMáire Zepf is an award-winning writer, a leading voice in the recent\u003cbr\u003erenaissance of children’s publishing in the Irish language. She has\u003cbr\u003ewritten 18 books for children to date, including picturebooks, novels for independent readers and YA verse. She has also translated a number of books into Irish, including \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.siopaleabhar.com\/en\/tairgi\/an-buachaill-an-caochan-an-sionnach-agus-an-capall-the-boy-the-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse\/\"\u003eThe Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Charlie Mackesy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.siopaleabhar.com\/en\/tairgi\/noinin\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNóinín\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was winner of the KPMG\u003cbr\u003eChildren’s Book of the Year 2020 – a rarity for an Irish Language\u003cbr\u003enovel to scoop this top award. She has also won an IBBY Honour\u003cbr\u003eAward, LAI Children’s Book Awards and 2 White Ravens, her books\u003cbr\u003eappear in 10 languages worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLauren O’Neill, professional illustrator since 2015, designed the cover of \u003cem\u003eDearg\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 346\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Áis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57472990871932,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/3063\/3280\/files\/9781915684196.png?v=1789909316","url":"https:\/\/siopaancarn.com\/products\/dearg-maire-zepf","provider":"Siopa An Carn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}