{"product_id":"book-gvma","title":"Homesickness","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\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\u003eHomesickness\u003c\/i\u003e marks Colin Barrett out as our most brilliantly original and captivating storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audible","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":67901210526000,"sku":"ZEgvma","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49356828770608,"sku":"10gvma","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gvma-Square-cover.webp?v=1790795156","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gvma","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}