Online Book Club: Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession

Our book club get together takes place online as we continue to explore our literary journey with Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession

Leonard and Hungry Paul: is the story of two friends who ordinarily would remain uncelebrated. It finds a value and specialness in them that is not immediately apparent and prompts the idea that maybe we could learn from the people that we overlook in life. Leonard and Hungry Paul change the world differently to the rest of us: we try and change it by effort and force; they change it by discovering the small things they can do well and offering them to others.

Tender, funny and quietly profound, Leonard and Hungry Paul is a novel about friendship, kindness and living gently in a noisy world. Set in modern Ireland, this acclaimed novel celebrates introversion, emotional intelligence and the unnoticed acts that truly shape our lives.

Beloved by readers and critics alike, Leonard and Hungry Paul has become a word-of-mouth favourite and is now adapted into a major BBC television series. Perfect for fans of character-driven fiction, Irish literature and novels about ordinary people doing extraordinary things simply by being themselves, this is a life-affirming book that stays with you long after the final page.