{"product_id":"book-zxwc","title":"Wild Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe riotous, raucous, and deeply resonant debut novel from \"one of the best story writers in the English language today\" (\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eWild Houses\u003c\/em\u003e follows two outsiders caught in the crosshairs of a small-town revenge kidnapping gone awry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his acclaimed and award-winning collections \u003cem\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHomesickness \u003c\/em\u003eColin Barrett cemented his reputation as one of contemporary Irish literature's most daring stylists. Praised by the Oprah Daily as \"a doyen of the sentence\", and by the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\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, 17-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, \u003cem\u003eWild Houses\u003c\/em\u003e is the thrillingly told story of two outsiders striving to find themselves as their worlds collapse in chaos and violence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audible","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":50572249792816,"sku":"ZEzxwc","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/zxwc-Square-cover.jpg?v=1769773869","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-zxwc","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}