{"product_id":"wild-houses-1","title":"Wild Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColin Barrett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A writer of glaringly obvious talent, operating at a seriously high level.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the award-winning writer of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomesickness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoung Skins\u003c\/i\u003e, a darkly funny and deeply moving debut novel about crimes of desperation, dreams abandoned, and small-town secrets that won’t stay buried.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Ballina in the west of Ireland prepares for its biggest weekend of the year, the simmering feud between small-time dealer Cillian English and County Mayo's fraternal enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the reclusive Dev answers his door on Friday night, he finds Doll—Cillian's bruised, sullen, teenage brother—in the clutches of Gabe and Sketch. Jostled by his nefarious cousins, goaded by his dead mother's dog, and struck by spinning lights, Dev is unwillingly drawn headlong into the Ferdias' revenge fantasy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, seventeen-year-old Nicky can't shake the feeling something bad has happened to her boyfriend Doll. Hungover, reeling from a fractious Friday night, and plagued by ghosts of her own, Nicky sets out on a feverish mission to save Doll, even as she questions her future in Ballina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beautifully crafted, thrillingly-told story of two outsiders striving to find themselves as their worlds collapse in chaos and violence, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Houses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the long-anticipated debut novel from award-winning and critically-acclaimed short story writer, Colin Barrett.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49821577314590,"sku":"9780771051685","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9780771051685.jpg?v=1747925903","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/wild-houses-1","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}