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Wild houses
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- Book Synopsis
- **LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** 'Sublime. A thrillingly moreish novel' SUNDAY TIMES 'Beautiful.brings to life an entire world' SALLY ROONEY It's the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change. In Ballina, the simmering feud between small-time drug-dealer Cillian English and County Mayo's enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum. Soon the reclusive Dev and Cillian's teenage brother Doll are drawn headlong into the Ferdias' revenge fantasy. Meanwhile, Doll's girlfriend Nicky sets out on a feverish mission to save him. Life in this ordinary town will never be the same again. AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST 2024 'A whole world is captured for the reader' COLM TÓIBÍN, author of Long Island 'One of the novels of the year' DAILY MAIL 'A gift of true storytelling.Barrett's talent burns up the page' ANNE ENRIGHT, author of The Wren, The Wren 'A heartbreaker of a debut novel' NEW YORK TIMES
- About The Author
- Colin Barrett grew up in County Mayo, Ireland. His stories have been published in the Stinging Fly, Granta, Harper's and the New Yorker. His first book, the short story collection Young Skins, won the Guardian First Book Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. His second collection, Homesickness, made the New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year and was a Book of the Year in Oprah Daily and the Irish Times.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529932430
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage, (02 January 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 254
- Weight
- 196 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 128 x 16 mm
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