{"product_id":"9780771000379","title":"Homesickness","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second book from the “exact and poetic” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) author of critical smash \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Colin Barrett’s debut \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.  \u003cbr\u003e    A 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    The second piece of fiction from a “lyrical and tough and smart” (Anne Enright) voice in contemporary Irish literature, \u003ci\u003eHomesickness\u003c\/i\u003e marks Colin Barrett out as our most brilliantly original and captivating storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Colin Barrett (CA)","offers":[{"title":"McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart |  Hardback  |  2022-05-03","offer_id":44151472062719,"sku":"9780771000379","price":32.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1fe27bc2-477b-47ea-bed8-767b34f41599.jpg?v=1732304819","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780771000379","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}