{"product_id":"homesickness-9780802159649","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\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second piece of fiction from a \"lyrical and tough and smart\" (Anne Enright) voice in contemporary Irish literature, \u003ci\u003e Homesickness\u003c\/i\u003e  marks Colin Barrett out as our most brilliantly original and captivating storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802159649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Colin Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41840005578933,"sku":"9780802159649","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_02ef387b-2040-414c-87b9-8ef734333b12.jpg?v=1646731194","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/homesickness-9780802159649","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}