And For Your Information . . . (The Butterfly Novels) - Softcover

'About coping with everyday life, family relationships, friendship, and heart-wrenching, sweeping, complicated romance. Anyone who loves novels filled with heightened yet realistic emotion will adore this one ... Denise Deegan's Butterfly Novels are captivating and delicious. Highly recommended!' * Chicklish * 'It's wonderful. (...) I absolutely loved it. I was so engrossed in it that my family started pulling it out of my hands if they wanted my attention. I can't wait to read (And For Your Information...)' * Keris Stainton, author of Jessie Hearts NYC, on Chicklish website * '... deft handling of plot and ... characters' credible responses to their teen emotional crises ... [Denise shows] considerable insight into the minefields of adolescent friendships and knows how to keep the pages turning. * Irish Times * 'Deegan slips into her teenage alter-ego with ease and writes believingly of a generation that is obsessed with the likes of Paris Hilton, Facebook and iPhones. An engaging and emotional read that leaves you wanting more - bring on the second instalment' * RTE Guide * This is a gem of a book; intriguing, deep and thoughtful. Alex is a feisty heroine, and her voice rings strong and true. (...) Teenagers - and adults - will adore this book. It kept me up half the night. * Irish Examiner * Packed with contemporary references (...) the dialogue is sharp (...) the writing tense, and emotion ripples through every page. Deegan nails Alex's caustic teen voice, and leaves the reader rooting for her heroine throughout. Think 90210 with a sprinkling of Dublin grit. This might be the book to get older teens reading again. * Sarah Webb, Irish Independent *

Everyone thinks they know who I am - ditzy Sarah, who cares more about appearances than she does about anything real. And yeah, I do care about what people think of me. Take my friends Alex and Rachel. We all go to Strandbrook College, Dublin. We're supposed to be best friends. But Alex and Rachel - they're really close. They tell each other things that they would never tell me. I try not to mind. And then there's Simon. He's my sort-of boyfriend but we hardly see each other. And when we do, I feel like he doesn't really 'see' me, you know? Everything's such a mess right now. My dad left us to be with Her; my mum is really angry all the time; and my brother Louis, he just doesn't care. I guess that's why the shoplifting started. It makes me feel good. In control. I just want everything to change. And it does. The day I got caught . . .