The End of Eddy

<p><b>&#145;A brilliant novel&#133; courageous necessary and deeply touching&#146; <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>&#201;douard Louis grew up in a village in northern France where many live below the poverty line. His bestselling debut novel about life there <i>The End of Eddy</i> has sparked debate on social inequality sexuality and violence.<br><br>It is an extraordinary portrait of escaping from an unbearable childhood inspired by the author&#146;s own. Written with an openness and compassionate intelligence ultimately it asks how can we create our own freedom?<br><br>&#145;A mesmerising story about difference and adolescence&#146;<br> <i>New York Times</i><br><br>&#145;&#201;douard Louis&#133;is that relatively rare thing &#150; a novelist with something to say and a willingness to say it without holding back&#146;<br> <i>The Times</i><br><br>&#145;Louis&#146; book has become the subject of political discussion in a way that novels rarely do&#146;<br> Garth Greenwell <i>New Yorker</i></p>