Awards

• Long-listed for Warwickshire Teen Book Award 2025 2025 (UK)
• Nominated for Carnegie Medal for Writing 2025
• Short-listed for An Post Irish Book Awards: Irish Book of the Year 2025 (Ireland)
• Short-listed for Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Young Adult Fiction 2025
• Short-listed for KPMG-Children's Books Ireland Awards 2026 (Ireland)
• Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026
• Winner of An Post Irish Book Awards: International Education Services Teen & YA Book of the Year 2025

Overview

A novel in verse about teenage love and friendships, lost and found. Daisy can feel like a solo act at home. On the outside of her twin brothers' intense relationship, she leans towards her parents, particularly her father, for support. As a passionate classical musician, she is not wildly popular at school, but she has one close friend and a life filled with musical performance. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend suddenly breaks up with her, and Daisy is left disconnected from her one true love, music. When she makes a new friend at school, mysterious Flora, Daisy finds a glimmer of peace in her chaotic life. Just as everything seems to be getting better, they all fall apart. Family tensions heighten as Daisy's dad falls ill and Daisy needs to decide should she find her way back to who she was or look towards who she is going to become.

Full Product Details

9781915071798

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Reviews

"""Full of wisdom and music and rhythm with a story as compelling and true as they come, Solo is for anyone who's ever felt lost, or afraid, or misunderstood, or alone. In other words, it's for everybody."" * Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, author of The Apple Tart of Hope *"

""Full of wisdom and music and rhythm with a story as compelling and true as they come, Solo is for anyone who's ever felt lost, or afraid, or misunderstood, or alone. In other words, it's for everybody."" * Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, author of The Apple Tart of Hope * ""Solo is a triumph. I absolutely adore it."" -- Donal Ryan ""A lyrical exploration of heartbreak and healing"" -- Amy Clarkin, author of Who Watches This Place ""A tightly written, incredibly well-characterized work: bravo."" * STARRED Kirkus Review * ""An incredible coming-of-age YA novel written in verse ... Solo is honest, raw and utterly heartbreaking with hope shining through."" * Karla's Bookish Life *

""Full of wisdom and music and rhythm with a story as compelling and true as they come, Solo is for anyone who's ever felt lost, or afraid, or misunderstood, or alone. In other words, it's for everybody."" * Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, author of The Apple Tart of Hope * Solo is a triumph. I absolutely adore it. -- Donal Ryan

Author Information

Grainne O'Brien is a bookseller with Kennys Bookshop, Galway, Ireland. She was a member of the Irish Booksellers Association committee and was named a Bookshop Hero by The Bookseller in 2022. She is the founder of Rontu Literary Service, an agency dedicated to supporting writers of fiction for children as they seek publication. She completed the MA in Creative Writing from the University of Limerick in 2018 and received Arts Council Agility Awards in 2021 and 2022.

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