{"product_id":"homesickness-book-colin-barrett-9781787333819","title":"Homesickness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second book from the \"exact and poetic\" (New York Times) author of critical smash Y\u003ci\u003eoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Guardian First Book Award  and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35, \u003ci\u003eHomesickness \u003c\/i\u003eis an emotionally resonant and wonderfully wry collection that follows the lives of outcasts, misfits, and malcontents from County Mayo to Canada.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Colin Barrett's debut \u003ci\u003eYoung Skins \u003c\/i\u003epublished, it swept up several major literary awards, and, in both its linguistic originality and sharply drawn portraits of working-class Ireland, earned Barrett comparisons to Faulkner, Hardy, and Musil. Now, in a blistering follow-up collection, Barrett brings together eight character-driven stories, each showcasing his inimitably observant eye and darkly funny style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA quiet night in a local pub is shattered by the arrival of a sword-wielding fugitive; a funeral party teeters on the edge of this world and the next, as ghosts simply won't lay in wake; a shooting sees a veteran policewoman confront the banality of her own existence; and an aspiring writer grapples with his father's cancer diagnosis and in his despair wreaks havoc on his mentor's life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second piece of fiction from a 'lyrical and tough and smart' (Anne Enright) voice in contemporary Irish literature, \u003ci\u003eHomesickness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e? \u003c\/i\u003emarks Colin Barrett out as our most brilliantly original and captivating storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49505945583889,"sku":"GOR012173336","price":15.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49536947650833,"sku":"GOR012245780","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49728531366161,"sku":"GOR012729847","price":14.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50320548135185,"sku":"GOR012981579","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50391742906641,"sku":"CIN1787333817G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1787333817.jpg?v=1786086807","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/homesickness-book-colin-barrett-9781787333819","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}