Godwin: A Novel

by Joseph O’Neill

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“In Joseph O’Neill’s Godwin, previously longlisted for the Booker, two half-brothers search for an African teenager they believe could be the next Lionel Messi.” Read more...

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Godwin: A Novel

by Joseph O’Neill

Recommendations from our site

Other books by Joseph O’Neill

Blood-Dark Track by Joseph O’Neill

Our most recommended books

The Vulnerables: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez

Parade: A Novel by Rachel Cusk

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid

Long Island Compromise: A Novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan

Caledonian Road: A Novel by Andrew O'Hagan

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Blood-Dark Track
by Joseph O’Neill

The Vulnerables: A Novel
by Sigrid Nunez

Parade: A Novel
by Rachel Cusk

Come and Get It
by Kiley Reid

Long Island Compromise: A Novel
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Ordinary Human Failings
by Megan Nolan

Caledonian Road: A Novel
by Andrew O'Hagan