When Stars Stop Spinning

What's the story?

Tony is fifteen and doesn't want to go back to school. In spite of showing terrific talent on the clarinet, he'd rather get a job with his brother on a building site.

When a joyriding accident lands Tony in Lismore, a Dublin rehabilitation centre, where he is sent to recover from severe head injuries, he meets Stephen, also fifteen, a gifted musician and composer. But while Tony is growing stronger and more able everyday, Stephen is heading in another direction entirely.

The two boys strike up a unique friendship, refusing to let their difficulties stop them from confronting life's challenges head-on.

Publication Details

1993, Ireland: Poolbeg Press Ltd, Dublin. ISBN: 1 85371 839 4

1998, Denmark 1998: Forlaget Modtryk. ISBN: 87 7394 524 2

1999, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GMBh and Co. ISBN: 3 423 78136

Awards

National Awards

Winner of Bisto Book of the Year Award 1994 (Ireland)
Merit Award from Reading Association of Ireland 1994 (Ireland)

Other News

When Stars Stop Spinning is buried in a Time Capsule in the Irish Writers Centre for 50 years! It is due to be opened in 2045.