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"I hadn’t known he’d filmed us.
He’d never said."
The pressure – social and academic – is high for the teenage students of an elite school in Belfast; Can poetry, friendship and a trip to Spain give them the courage to be true to themselves?
Wealthy, popular Charlotte and quiet, working class Drew couldn’t be more different, but both face a common enemy at Cooke’s Academy in the form of the Stewards – an elite group of students whose power to manipulate school culture is feared by pupils and teachers alike.
Drew, a newcomer to Cooke’s, must navigate the strict codes of masculinity laid down by the Stewards in order to have a hope of moving on to university, while Charlotte dreams of speaking freely about the constraints and abuses of the culture which is propelling her towards a life she’s not sure she wants. Through drag art and poetry the unlikely pair follow a dangerous trajectory which will lead them closer to one another and further away from the paths laid out for them.
"Emotional, gripping, and so, so real." – Louise Finch, author of The Eternal Return of Clara Hart
"Shirley-Anne McMillan's writing is bold, brave and full of integrity. Grapefruit Moon is an up-to-the-minute, but also timeless coming-of-age story – heartfelt, gutsy and complex." – Sheena Wilkinson, author of Hope against Hope
"Real. Gritty. Heart-wrenching. Thought-provoking." – Sue Divin, author of Guard Your Heart and Truth Be Told
Description
"I hadn’t known he’d filmed us.
He’d never said."
The pressure – social and academic – is high for the teenage students of an elite school in Belfast; Can poetry, friendship and a trip to Spain give them the courage to be true to themselves?
Wealthy, popular Charlotte and quiet, working class Drew couldn’t be more different, but both face a common enemy at Cooke’s Academy in the form of the Stewards – an elite group of students whose power to manipulate school culture is feared by pupils and teachers alike.
Drew, a newcomer to Cooke’s, must navigate the strict codes of masculinity laid down by the Stewards in order to have a hope of moving on to university, while Charlotte dreams of speaking freely about the constraints and abuses of the culture which is propelling her towards a life she’s not sure she wants. Through drag art and poetry the unlikely pair follow a dangerous trajectory which will lead them closer to one another and further away from the paths laid out for them.
Praise
"Emotional, gripping, and so, so real." – Louise Finch, author of The Eternal Return of Clara Hart
"Shirley-Anne McMillan's writing is bold, brave and full of integrity. Grapefruit Moon is an up-to-the-minute, but also timeless coming-of-age story – heartfelt, gutsy and complex." – Sheena Wilkinson, author of Hope against Hope
"Real. Gritty. Heart-wrenching. Thought-provoking." – Sue Divin, author of Guard Your Heart and Truth Be Told
