Wild houses : a novel
(Adult Book)
Author
Published
Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2024.
Format
Adult Book
ISBN
9780771051692 :, 0771051697
Physical Desc
254 pages ; 22 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Fiction (Adult) - Fiction Shelves | FICTION BARRETT | Checked Out | July 4, 2024 |
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Published
Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2024.
Language
English
ISBN
9780771051692 :, 0771051697
Notes
Description
From the award-winning writer of Homesickness and Young Skins, a darkly funny and deeply moving debut novel about crimes of desperation, dreams abandoned, and small-town secrets that won't stay buried. As 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. When 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. Meanwhile, 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. The beautifully crafted, thrillingly-told story of two outsiders striving to find themselves as their worlds collapse in chaos and violence, Wild Houses is the long-anticipated debut novel from critically-acclaimed short story writer, Colin Barrett.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barrett, C. (2024). Wild houses: a novel . McClelland & Stewart.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barrett, Colin, 1982-. 2024. Wild Houses: A Novel. McClelland & Stewart.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barrett, Colin, 1982-. Wild Houses: A Novel McClelland & Stewart, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barrett, Colin. Wild Houses: A Novel McClelland & Stewart, 2024.
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