{"product_id":"house-of-gold-elizabeth-cullinan-9781531514808","title":"House of Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quietly powerful portrait of an Irish American Catholic family gathered over a single day as their formidable matriarch lies dying, Elizabeth Cullinan's acclaimed 1970 novel returns to print with a new Foreword by Alice McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1970 and set in the 1950s, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Gold \u003c\/i\u003eis Elizabeth Cullinan's remarkable debut novel, an intimate and unsparing portrait of a devout Irish American Catholic family assembled over the course of a single summer day as their matriarch lies dying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConfined largely to the family home, the novel unfolds in real time as siblings, in-laws, and grandchildren keep vigil, moving through familiar rooms thick with memory, obligation, and unspoken tension. Long standing rivalries surface alongside gestures of loyalty and care; private disappointments and quiet resentments emerge in the shadow of ritual, faith, and family duty. Rather than centering a single protagonist, Cullinan's mastery of internal monologue and voice renders glimpses of individual perspectives throughout this family shaped, and long dominated, by the powerful presence of its mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith extraordinary attention to the textures of ordinary life, Cullinan captures the sensory and emotional atmosphere of a lower-middle-class Catholic household: the rhythms of domestic routine, the weight of religious observance, and the subtle shifts in feeling that occur as death approaches. Cullinan's compassionate but clear-eyed narrative reveals the pettiness, tenderness, bewilderment, humor, and buried love that coexist within even the most tightly bound families. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed on publication for its precision of observation and emotional depth, with comparisons to Chekhov and Joyce's \u003ci\u003eDubliners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e's 1970 debut announced a major American literary talent. Decades on, the novel remains a quietly powerful and original achievement in American literary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Cullinan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531514804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531514808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Relit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Elizabeth Cullinan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084088058111,"sku":"9781531514808","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/house-of-gold-elizabeth-cullinan-9781531514808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}