{"product_id":"walk-the-blue-fields-9780802118721","title":"Walk the Blue Fields","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second collection of \"exquisite stories\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) from the author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Things Like These, \u003c\/i\u003e whose award-winning works of fiction have sold over two million copies worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the prestigious Edge Hill Prize and the second story collection in Claire Keegan's bestselling body of work, \u003ci\u003eWalk the Blue Fields\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 2007 to critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. In \"The Long and Painful Death,\" a writer awarded a stay to work in Henrich Böll's old cottage has her peace interrupted by an unwelcome intruder whose motive emerge as the night progresses. In the title story, a priest waiting to perform a marriage battles his memories of a lost love, an affair that made him question all to which he has dedicated his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful portrait of a country wrestling with its past, \u003ci\u003eWalk the Blue Fields\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking collection from one of the world's greatest fiction writers and a resounding articulation of all the yearnings of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802118721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Claire Keegan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52982989619381,"sku":"9780802118721","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780802118721.jpg?v=1787062726","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/walk-the-blue-fields-9780802118721","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}