{"product_id":"homesickness-9781529115703","title":"Homesickness","description":"The second short story collection from Colin Barrett, HOMESICKNESS marks the long-awaited return of the award-winning author of YOUNG SKINS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 'mesmerisingly powerful' (Sally Rooney) second book from the author of critical smash \u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Guardian First Book Award and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA quiet night in the neighbourhood 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 won't settle. A shooting sees an everyday call-out lead a policewoman to confront the banality of her own existence. In eight stories, Colin Barrett takes us to the barren backwaters of County Mayo, via Canada, and - with an eye for the abrupt and absurd - illuminates the lives of outcasts, misfits and malcontents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best story writers in the English language today' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb... There is so much life in these pages' DOUGLAS STUART\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fierce, tender...unforgettable' BRANDON TAYLOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Addictive, stylish and violently funny... Outstanding' KEVIN BARRY","brand":"Colin Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515904262205,"sku":null,"price":23.74,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781529115703.jpg?v=1787556116","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/homesickness-9781529115703","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}