{"product_id":"wild-houses-colin-barrett-9780802160942","title":"Wild Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riotous, raucous and deeply resonant debut novel from \"one of the best story writers in the English language today\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eWild Houses\u003c\/i\u003e follows two outsiders caught in the crosshairs of a small-town revenge kidnapping gone awry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his acclaimed and award-winning collections \u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHomesickness \u003c\/i\u003eColin Barrett cemented his reputation as one of contemporary Irish literature's most daring stylists. Praised by the \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a doyen of the sentence,\" and by the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e as a writer of \"unique genius,\" Barrett now expands his canvas with a debut novel that contains as much grit, plot, and linguistic energy as any of his celebrated short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Ballina prepares for its biggest weekend of the year, introspective loner Dev answers his door on Friday night to find Doll English-- younger brother of small-time local dealer Cillian English--bruised and in the clutches of Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, County Mayo's fraternal enforcers and Dev's cousins. Dev's quiet homelife is upturned as he is quickly and unwillingly drawn headlong into the Ferdias' frenetic revenge plot against Cillian. Meanwhile, Doll's girlfriend, seventeen-year-old Nicky, reeling from a fractious Friday and plagued by ghosts and tragedy of her own, sets out on a feverish mission to save Doll, even as she questions her future in Ballina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against Barrett's trademark depictions of small town Irish life, \u003ci\u003eWild Houses\u003c\/i\u003e is thrillingly-told story of two outsiders striving to find themselves as their worlds collapse in chaos and violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Barrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802160948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802160942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.43w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024","brand":"Colin Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302205878527,"sku":"9780802160942","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4f21669-e5ae-4811-9dbe-142c93778244.jpg?v=1695160132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-houses-colin-barrett-9780802160942","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}