Discovering that all losses, even death, are not equal

Roddy Doyle is best-known for his gritty, urban writing style, but how would this style translate to a children’s book? Billy O’Callaghan finds out.

A Greyhound of a Girl. Roddy Doyle, Marion Lloyd Books, £10.99. Kindle: Not available

SINCE coming to attention with The Commitments some two decades ago, Roddy Doyle has earned himself a secure and well deserved reputation as a novelist of the first rank.