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  Snapshots is the debut novel from Jarlath Gregory, a final year student at Dublin's Trinity College. Events of the novel transcend around the authors hometown of Crossmaglen, County Antrim. It takes several sub-plots (or snapshots if you will) and pieces them together in non linear sequence thru the naratives of three very different characters.

The story begins with central character Oisin (altho' Jarlath doesnt like to think of this as being a traditional story as there is no once apon a time or happily ever after - it is a number of events happily threaded together to make an interesting tale). Oisin is the main focus of the book, the other narators being his brother Sean and 'will he/won't he' love interest Jude.

One of the first things I revealed to Jarlath was the crush I have on Jude, he comes across as the hunky boy next door type.

Jarlath likes to think of Jude as an Ethan Hawke clone. He would be the ideal choice to portray Jude in a movie adaptation (preferably from his dead poets society days) Jarlath would offer the roll of Oisin to Ewan McGregor, perhaps from his Trainspotting days.

The novel has been in construction for several years, the ideas and different scenarios of snapshots took 2 years to piece together. The book was whipped up by Dublin publishers 'Lillyput press' who loved it, only minor changes were required - a rarity for a first novel. Multi-talented Jarlath also painted the front cover. A second book "dispassion" is currently in construction as part of a three book deal with lilliput and the 3rd book is already mapped out.

Dispassion will explore a similar theme to Snapshots, however neither book will resserect Oisin or Jude, the characters stories have been told and now its time to move on. Expect to hear a lot more from Jarlath Gregory in the future... 

Snapshots is onsale now from bookshops nationwide.