10/08/2025
https://crowdbound.org/product/ripples/
ABOUT THE BOOK: RIPPLES
Abeo is a fifteen-year-old boy who is still reeling from the loss of his dad and who has just been sent to Pupil Referral Unit in Lambeth, South London. As he struggles to navigate this new, unfamiliar environment, his life begins to unravel and when violence comes to the gates of the school, he searches desperately for a way out.
Tiha is his older sister who, two years later, cannot come to terms with what happened. How does she begin to confront the pain that eats away at her every day? How does she use the same pain to rebuild everything that was destroyed and eventually do the unthinkable: forgive.
Inspired by a heart-breaking but incredible true story, Ripples is story of grief and pain, but more importantly, one of courage, resilience and bravery.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: CJ CARROLL
Cillian is an Irish teacher and writer based in Dublin, Ireland. He spent the first seven years of his teaching career in London, including time in Lambeth, South London. He spent many years working with vulnerable young people and their families on the fringes of society in a pastoral capacity. While teaching in the UK, he was shocked and angered by the daily challenges his students faced and the trauma they experienced on such an alarmingly regular basis.
Cillian returned to Dublin in 2021 and in the same year, 30 teenagers were murdered on the streets of London including a number of ex-pupils from the school he taught in. Spurred on by this and inspired by the incredible young people he worked with in London, he began working on what would become his debut novel. As an English teacher raised in a house of books, he always believed in the power of words to inspire change and hopes that his writing will inspire conversation and open up dialogue with young people about serious youth violence and the effect it continues to have on communities.
When he is not writing, he can be found in at home in North Dublin with his beautiful wife and son.
This Crowdbound campaign is to raise funds for the publication of my debut novel, Ripples. All proceeds will go towards editing, cover design, eBook convers ...
