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The Boys: a fresh and original debut about family, friendship and love

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'Summer days and new relationships are rendered with a grace that is lyrical at times but also ironic and comic, in a tone perfectly-pitched' Colm Tóibín
'Compelling, vibrant, and dazzling' Brandon Taylor, Booker shortlisted author of Real Life
'Very human, very real but also, fundamentally, extremely fun to read' Rebecca Watson, author of Little Scratch

A New Statesman 25 best books to read in 2025.

London, 2012. Johnny Voghel is stuck. He has a dead-end job at a small university and a wilting relationship and is grieving the death of his parents. When his half-brother Lawrence returns to the old family home from Chicago after a period of estrangement, Johnny decides to do everything he can to win back his affection. It's a quest he pursues with the help of Lawrence's childhood sweetheart and a pair of mysterious and seductive students adrift in the city during the height of Olympics fever.

A generational saga that takes place over a fortnight, and a comedy about confusion and loss, The Boys follows Johnny as he revisits old grievances, cultivates new friendships - and tries to take control of his fate.

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Review

The Boys is a tremendous novel - compelling, vibrant, and dazzling. These characters are charming and hilarious and doing their best to get on. I worried for them and I loved them and I miss them now that they're gone. Leo Robson writes with a dry hilarity and crackling intelligence. What an arrival. -- Brandon Taylor, Booker shortlisted author of Real Life

With a cast of maverick characters that all want the last word, The Boys is the kind of novel whose world you feel remorse at having to leave. It is many things: a comic come-along-for-the-ride; a moving exploration of how grief hits, shifts, evolves; a detective story behind understanding complicated feelings. It's very human, very real but also, fundamentally, extremely fun to read. -- Rebecca Watson, author of Little Scratch

Leo Robson's The Boys is written with such a brisk, charming sense of humour that you almost don't notice how touching it is. There's something delightful on every page. -- Lauren Oyler, author of Fake Accounts

Tender and acerbic by turn, indisputably British, Leo Robson's The Boys yields its secrets as particular pleasures to be acquired one by one; as if the reader, like the novel's sharply observant narrator, were making their way through a labyrinth, entangled in familial wonders and revelations -- Joyce Carol Oates

Full of joyously messy characters and acute observations, The Boys is a brilliant and witty portrait of a family fractured across generations and continents. In the days after finishing the book, I found myself passing off its insights as though they were my own. -- Joe Dunthorne

The Boys is a London novel, site specific, exact in its textures. Its protagonist is a born noticer. He is both lonely and sociable, needy and self-contained. Summer days and new relationships are rendered with a grace that is lyrical at times but also ironic and comic, in a tone perfectly-pitched. -- Colm Tóibín

This is a cracking debut from cultural journalist Robson, an exercise in sparkling repartee amid the North London summer doldrums. ― SAGA Magazine

Robson describes millennial unease with wit and compassion. His unconventional household is memorable and he offers perceptive observations on generational difference, family ties, friendship, losing parents and becoming a parent ― Observer

An emotionally intelligent deep dive into sibling relationships, where love, rivalry and connection are all examined. Funny and wise ― Daily Mail

Enterprising and spritely comic novel . . . I enjoyed it immensely -- Alex Clark ― New Statesman

Engaging and smartly ironic debut ― Independent

Luminous, eccentric and memorable ― Guardian

A nostalgic read, full of delicious individual snippets ― Something Curated

The Boys luxuriates in a kind of North London nostalgia, decisively slotting into the traditions and tropes of a distinctly British literature . . . technical perfection ― The Irish Times

I have read it before, and am returning to it for the velocity of the sentences and the comedy of the idioms ― Frances Wilson (TLS Summer Reads 2025)

A subtle book . . . But there's a lot of pleasure in that subtlety: dryly witty sentences that dwell on the smallest details of social interaction; literature's best (and probably first) running gag about Alt-J. A great entry in the underappreciated canon of hanging-out novels ― GQ

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Set against the London Olympics of 2012, The Boys is an unforgettable, touching and beautifully written story of love, friendship and family and introduces Leo Robson as a fresh, witty and original new voice in fiction.

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Product ID: K1529428181
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Type: Hardcover

AED7907

Price includes VAT & Import Duties
Availability: In Stock

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Delivery fee of AED 20. Free for orders above AED 200.

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Imported From: United Kingdom

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Every product in the BOLO catalogue is sourced through our Verified Global Supply Network of verified sellers, authorized distributors or directly from the manufacturer.

Each product undergoes thorough inspection and verification at our consolidation and fulfilment centers to ensure it meets our strict authenticity and quality standards before being shipped and delivered to you.

If you ever have concerns regarding the authenticity of a product purchased from us, please contact Bolo Support. We will review your inquiry promptly and, if necessary, provide documentation verifying authenticity or offer a suitable resolution.

Your trust is our top priority, and we are committed to maintaining transparency and integrity in every transaction.

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Unless otherwise stated, all prices displayed on the product page include applicable taxes and import duties.

BOLO operates in accordance with the laws and regulations of United Arab Emirates. Any items found to be restricted or prohibited for sale within the United Arab Emirates will be cancelled prior to shipment. We take proactive measures to ensure that only products permitted for sale in United Arab Emirates are listed on our website.

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All orders are processed manually, and we make every effort to process them promptly once confirmed. Products cancelled due to the above reasons will be permanently removed from listings across the website.

Description:

'Summer days and new relationships are rendered with a grace that is lyrical at times but also ironic and comic, in a tone perfectly-pitched' Colm Tóibín
'Compelling, vibrant, and dazzling' Brandon Taylor, Booker shortlisted author of Real Life
'Very human, very real but also, fundamentally, extremely fun to read' Rebecca Watson, author of Little Scratch

A New Statesman 25 best books to read in 2025.

London, 2012. Johnny Voghel is stuck. He has a dead-end job at a small university and a wilting relationship and is grieving the death of his parents. When his half-brother Lawrence returns to the old family home from Chicago after a period of estrangement, Johnny decides to do everything he can to win back his affection. It's a quest he pursues with the help of Lawrence's childhood sweetheart and a pair of mysterious and seductive students adrift in the city during the height of Olympics fever.

A generational saga that takes place over a fortnight, and a comedy about confusion and loss, The Boys follows Johnny as he revisits old grievances, cultivates new friendships - and tries to take control of his fate.

Read more

Review

The Boys is a tremendous novel - compelling, vibrant, and dazzling. These characters are charming and hilarious and doing their best to get on. I worried for them and I loved them and I miss them now that they're gone. Leo Robson writes with a dry hilarity and crackling intelligence. What an arrival. -- Brandon Taylor, Booker shortlisted author of Real Life

With a cast of maverick characters that all want the last word, The Boys is the kind of novel whose world you feel remorse at having to leave. It is many things: a comic come-along-for-the-ride; a moving exploration of how grief hits, shifts, evolves; a detective story behind understanding complicated feelings. It's very human, very real but also, fundamentally, extremely fun to read. -- Rebecca Watson, author of Little Scratch

Leo Robson's The Boys is written with such a brisk, charming sense of humour that you almost don't notice how touching it is. There's something delightful on every page. -- Lauren Oyler, author of Fake Accounts

Tender and acerbic by turn, indisputably British, Leo Robson's The Boys yields its secrets as particular pleasures to be acquired one by one; as if the reader, like the novel's sharply observant narrator, were making their way through a labyrinth, entangled in familial wonders and revelations -- Joyce Carol Oates

Full of joyously messy characters and acute observations, The Boys is a brilliant and witty portrait of a family fractured across generations and continents. In the days after finishing the book, I found myself passing off its insights as though they were my own. -- Joe Dunthorne

The Boys is a London novel, site specific, exact in its textures. Its protagonist is a born noticer. He is both lonely and sociable, needy and self-contained. Summer days and new relationships are rendered with a grace that is lyrical at times but also ironic and comic, in a tone perfectly-pitched. -- Colm Tóibín

This is a cracking debut from cultural journalist Robson, an exercise in sparkling repartee amid the North London summer doldrums. ― SAGA Magazine

Robson describes millennial unease with wit and compassion. His unconventional household is memorable and he offers perceptive observations on generational difference, family ties, friendship, losing parents and becoming a parent ― Observer

An emotionally intelligent deep dive into sibling relationships, where love, rivalry and connection are all examined. Funny and wise ― Daily Mail

Enterprising and spritely comic novel . . . I enjoyed it immensely -- Alex Clark ― New Statesman

Engaging and smartly ironic debut ― Independent

Luminous, eccentric and memorable ― Guardian

A nostalgic read, full of delicious individual snippets ― Something Curated

The Boys luxuriates in a kind of North London nostalgia, decisively slotting into the traditions and tropes of a distinctly British literature . . . technical perfection ― The Irish Times

I have read it before, and am returning to it for the velocity of the sentences and the comedy of the idioms ― Frances Wilson (TLS Summer Reads 2025)

A subtle book . . . But there's a lot of pleasure in that subtlety: dryly witty sentences that dwell on the smallest details of social interaction; literature's best (and probably first) running gag about Alt-J. A great entry in the underappreciated canon of hanging-out novels ― GQ

Book Description

Set against the London Olympics of 2012, The Boys is an unforgettable, touching and beautifully written story of love, friendship and family and introduces Leo Robson as a fresh, witty and original new voice in fiction.

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