{"product_id":"homesickness-book-colin-barrett-9780802161741","title":"Homesickness","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second book from the exact and poetic (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) author of critical smash\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35, \u003ci\u003eHomesickness\u003c\/i\u003e  is an emotionally resonant and wonderfully wry collection that follows the lives of outcasts, misfits, and malcontents from County Mayo to Canada.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Colin Barrett's debut\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e published, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second piece of fiction from a lyrical and tough and smart (Anne Enright) voice in contemporary Irish literature, \u003ci\u003e Homesickness\u003c\/i\u003e  marks Colin Barrett out as our most brilliantly original and captivating storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51007378981137,"sku":"NIN9780802161741","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51695546728721,"sku":"CIN080216174XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/080216174X.jpg?v=1751296845","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/homesickness-book-colin-barrett-9780802161741","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}