{"product_id":"few-and-far-between","title":"Few and Far Between","description":"For fans of Mariana Enriquez and Julia Armfield, a literary alternative history about a community living on an archipelago, the flamboyant guru who brought them together and the secrets that will lead to their fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA piece of land that should not exist; a community established on unstable ground with dreams of utopia. For readers who love literary fiction with a dark imaginative twist, the haunting new novel from the winner of the European Prize for Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most imaginative and talented Irish writers at work today\u003c\/b\u003e' Roisin O'Donnell, author of \u003ci\u003eNesting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWarm, sharp and gloriously funny\u003c\/b\u003e' Sarah Moss, author of \u003ci\u003eRipeness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1958, a politician proposes a plan so absurd it should have remained a footnote in history: drain the largest lake in Ireland to create new land. In Jan Carson's dazzling vision, the plan goes ahead...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's summer 2017 and the last few residents of the Lough Neagh Archipelago, formed over fifty years ago, are facing eviction. The flood planned to combat a devastating algae outbreak around the islands will submerge their homes, forcing them back to the Mainland for the first time in decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert-John and Marion Connolly came to the islands as children, following their father, an anthropologist studying the unique society that had developed there. For many, the Neagh Archipelago represented a chance to reinvent themself, to be free of the prejudices and history of the mainland. But perhaps this utopia wasn't all that it seemed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarion and Robert-John have grown accustomed to their haunted existence on the Ark, monitoring the mysterious Far Side, where ghostly figures linger and the land swallows secrets whole. How will they cope when they lose everything they've ever known. And will the Ark ever let them go...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of the eerie tenderness of Our Wives Beneath the Sea or the political hauntings of Mariana Enriquez, this is the real world made strangely new.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her best book yet\u003c\/b\u003e' Heather Parry, author of \u003ci\u003eCarrion Crow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eNo writer captures the absurdity and beauty of life quite like  Jan Carson \u003c\/b\u003e' Sara Baume, author of \u003ci\u003eSeven Steeples\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No one writes like Jan Carson... \u003ci\u003eFew and Far Between\u003c\/i\u003e packages \u003cb\u003ehistory, horror and redemption\u003c\/b\u003e in her signature combination of humour and grace.' Sheila Armstrong, author of \u003ci\u003eFalling Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Jan Carson is a born storyteller:\u003c\/b\u003e her work is so imaginative, whimsical, mischievous and brave, but tender and curious too... \u003cb\u003ereading her is always an adventure\u003c\/b\u003e.' Lisa McInerney, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Heresies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jan Carson is \u003cb\u003ea unique and very special writer\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the greatest of the modern fabulists' Donal Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart be at Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most \u003cb\u003eexciting and original \u003c\/b\u003eNorthern Irish writers of her generation.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Jan Carson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515917991997,"sku":null,"price":33.24,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781529936766.jpg?v=1787556338","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/few-and-far-between","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}