The novel tells the story of 12-year-old Francie Brady growing up in the small town of Clones, Ireland in the early 1960s. Narrated by Francie himself, the novel chronicles his troubled home life with an alcoholic father and mentally ill mother, as well as his descent into madness and violence. Francie retreats into a fantasy world fueled by TV shows and movies, and becomes obsessed with the Nugent family, who he sees as his opposite. After being molested by a priest at a correctional school, Francie's hatred for the Nugents grows. He eventually murders Mrs. Nugent and is arrested

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