Ordinary Saints

Beautifully written and brilliant on grief, love and family expectations. Wonderful. * Daily Mail *This debut is pretty perfect. It’s informative, original, heartfelt, very real, and stunningly written. * Irish Examiner *Stunning. A beautiful story about the awkward, often painful silences around dinner tables. A fresh funny, honest portrayal of familial love. I adored it. * Louise Nealon, international bestselling author of SNOWFLAKE *Mesmerising and original, Ordinary Saints is quite a novel: an empathetic, heart-felt and nuanced exploration of the Catholic church in modern Ireland, queer identity, family and so much more. I absolutely loved it. * Victoria MacKenzie, award-winning author of Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain *[An] inventive exploration of identity, faith and family. * Irish Times *Funny and deeply moving. I adored it. * Chloe Michelle Howarth, author of Sunburn *An exciting new voice on the Irish literary scene. * Image *A clever, emotionally complex, and unfailingly generous debut, I found Ordinary Saints both deeply moving and utterly gripping. * Kate Young, author of Experienced *An engrossing and absorbing read … Uplifting and absolutely gripping. * Rachel Dawson, author of Neon Roses *Ordinary Saints is the best debut novel I’ve read in a long time. Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin is a writer of immense delicacy, perception and heart, drilling deep into questions of faith, family and love. A beautiful novel and a huge talent. * Jessica Moor, author of Hold Back the Night *

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin was the winner of the inaugural PFD Queer Fiction Prize and was also shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Trust Discoveries Prize in 2022. Her début literary novel is Ordinary Saints.