Breakfast on Pluto

The novel is a lyrical and haunting story that became a number one bestseller in Ireland. It follows the life of an Irish protagonist, named (Patrick) Braden, who flees a small hometown in Ireland in the 1970s to start a new life in London. The story is told through the narrator's stream of consciousness and explores themes of identity, the search for love, and the political conflicts between Ireland and London during that turbulent period. , a  prostitute, is desperate for love and to find a sense of belonging, often escaping reality through fantasies of singers like Dusty Springfield. The book was nominated for the Booker Prize.