The original gritty Dublin novel of the classic love story about Hard Man Johnser Kiely and his long-suffering partner Jackie Clarke. A best-selling novel, first released in 1997, this story is still as important and relevant today. Visionary French filmmaker Gilles Lellouche 'L'Amour Ouf' brings Thompson's gritty and hilarious tale to life on the big screen. The film's international title 'Beating Hearts' closed to a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.

NEVILLE THOMPSON was brought up in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, Ireland. He is the bestselling author of five novels. His work has been translated into French, German, Greek, Polish and recently Ukrainian and 2024 sees the release of L'Amour Ouf, the French film directed by Gilles Lellouche. Neville is currently working on two new novels.