Leonard and Hungry Paul
by Ronan Hession
The Monday Evening Book Club meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM online via Zoom.
Book Club Kit copies are available for participants upon request from the Adult Information Desk (780-459-1682).
Please register here to discuss Ronan Hession’s charming novel Leonard and Hungry Paul.
A disarming novel that asks a simple question- Can gentle people change the world?
In this charming and truly unique debut, popular Irish musician Ronan Hession tells the story of two single, thirty-something men who still live with their parents and who are . . . nice. They take care of their parents and play board games together. They like to read. They take satisfaction from their work. They are resolutely kind. And they realize that none of this is considered . . . normal.
Leonard and Hungry Paul is the story of two friends struggling to protect their understanding of what’s meaningful in life. It is about the uncelebrated people of this world – the gentle, the meek, the humble. And as they struggle to persevere, the book asks a surprisingly enthralling question- Is it really them against the world, or are they on to something?
A Chicago Review of Books review