Listen to a sample
Stealing Happy
- Author
- Brian Conaghan
- Narrator
- Brian Conaghan
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 13 March 2025
- Run Time
- 6 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
Not available in your country
We don't have the rights to sell this audiobook where you are. If it's already in your library you can still listen to it in My Books.
What to expect
Loan shark Chick Lennon is notorious around Sonny Gilmour's way, and not for anything good.
So when Sonny discovers his mum has borrowed money from Chick to pay the rent, he finds himself in need of the quickest of get-rich-quick schemes.
With the help of best mate Jonah and quiet genius Carolina Swift, he hatches a plot – to pay back what Mum owes using Chick's own ill-gotten gains. It's not a fool-proof plan, and it's not helped by Sonny's Tourette's making him blurt out 'ROB CHICK LENNON!' at the top of his lungs every time things get dicey.
But with his dad suffering from long Covid and his mum already struggling to cope, Sonny knows it's down to him to keep his family out of Chick's clutches ...
Critics Review
-
Conaghan, a beautiful writer who loves to surprise, takes this unlikely pair of cowboys on a road trip to the north of the country. And so Bruce becomes the father figure Lenny needs, Lenny the responsibility Bruce craves as their back stories get a slow reveal
The Times Children’s Book of the Week on CARDBOARD COWBOYS
-
Multi-award-winning Brian Conaghan specialises in misfits, characters on the edge looking in who will make you laugh out loud and shed a few tears … Warm-hearted and memorable, this should go to the top of your wishlist for school libraries and every child's bookshelf
LoveReading4Kids Book of the Month on CARDBOARD COWBOYS
-
An emotional rollercoaster of a book, written with so much heart it bounces off of the page … A bold, life-affirming read
Irish Independent on THE WEIGHT OF A THOUSAND FEATHERS
-
Beautifully observed and hilariously uncomfortable
Guardian on WHEN MR DOG BITES
See more reviews See fewer reviews
-
With the feel of a modern-day classic, this book will make readers cry but is also hysterically funny and life-affirming
BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021 on CARDBOARD COWBOYS
-
There is nobody who can capture the authentic voice of young people growing up in a working class community quite like Brian Conaghan and this new novel is absolutely pitch perfect. … Sonny is yet another Conaghan character who will steal your heart and live long in your memory - Books for Keeps on STEALING HAPPY
User Reviews
No reviews yet.
Details
- Author
- Brian Conaghan
- Narrator
- Brian Conaghan
- Duration
- 6 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781526672766
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Stealing Happy, written and read by Brian ConaghanLoan shark Chick Lennon is notorious around Sonny Gilmour's way, and not for anything good. So when Sonny discovers his mum has borrowed money from Chick to pay the rent, he finds himself in need of the quickest of get-rich-quick schemes. With the help of best mate Jonah and quiet genius Carolina Swift, he hatches a plot – to pay back what Mum owes using Chick's own ill-gotten gains. It's not a fool-proof plan, and it's not helped by Sonny's Tourette's making him blurt out 'ROB CHICK LENNON!' at the top of his lungs every time things get dicey. But with his dad suffering from long Covid and his mum already struggling to cope, Sonny knows it's down to him to keep his family out of Chick's clutches ...
About xigxag
xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK's only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.
There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at $13.95. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from $7.95. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.
Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.
Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.