Set over the course of one year of Johnsey Cunliffe's life, this book breathes with Johnsey's grief, bewilderment, humour and self-doubt.

An old man looks into the eyes of a burglar left to guard him while his brother is beaten; an Irish priest in a war-torn Syrian town teaches its men the art of hurling; a squad of broken friends assemble to take revenge on a rapist; a young man sets off on his morning run, reflecting on the ruins of his relationship, but all is not as it seems.