Danny Boy

It’s August 1965, the location is the “mucky hem” of Westminster’s fine robe, an untidy housing estate of 1,800 inhabitants and the usual array of shops. Meet Danny Byrne, nearly 17, six feet tall and getting there in the looks department. He likes Cordelia at the cafe but is still very awkward arou......more

I fell in love with the cover that talks about life, youth, and a past so different. I fell in love with the story and the stories of the characters. Their life, their dreams, the council estate and the people. It's a slow burning and compelling story that I loved. Highly recommended. Many thanks to the......more

A wonderful evocation of the fragility and gaucheness of adolescence, against a backdrop of the gritty and brutal reality of life on a London high-rise council estate in the 1960s. A great cast of deftly drawn characters; the hero-worshipping Jinx, Danny’s friend’s brain-damaged younger brother; Dan......more

Danny Boy is a hard to put down story. Set in 60’s London, it is a super coming of age story that is as realistic and sharp as you’ll get. Danny Byrne is sixteen years old but with a bit more about him than the rest of his friends. Smart enough to realise that there’s a bigger world out there if he......more

Danny Byrne has grown up on a sprawling council estate in Pimlico. He knows every stone of it, and until now, his life has followed the same pattern as all his friends. Danny is heading for A-levels and then university. Dodds is following his dad into the family butcher’s business, Crockett will sail......more