Wild Houses
- Author Colin Barrett
- Narrator Damian Gildea
- Publisher Random House
- Run Time 6 hours and 51 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Drugs and alcohol: social aspects, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Social issues, Society and Social Sciences.
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What to expect
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The remarkable, funny and thrilling debut novel from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of the short story collections, Young Skins and Homesickness
As Ballina 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 award-winning and critically-acclaimed short story writer, Colin Barrett.
©2024 Colin Barrett (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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This strange and beautiful novel brings to life an entire world. Wild Houses is a book not just to read but to live inside
Sally Rooney, author of Normal People -
Colin Barrett quietly, insistently, writes so deeply into his characters you could reach out and touch them. Wild Houses is a gift of true storytelling and Barrett’s talent burns up the page
Anne Enright, author of The Wren, The Wren -
Wild Houses is a wonder of a novel – crackling with tension and gifted with fine, strong language. Colin Barrett is a superb storyteller, and this is a tale for the ages
Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13 -
Sharp and affecting, expansive and playful, Barrett has written a gorgeous novel filled with gorgeous sentences. A dream to read, and no doubt destined to be one of the novels of the year.’
Michael Magee -
Vivid, controlled, very funny, and very moving – Barrett has the kind of pure writing chops that are vanishingly rare
Kevin Barry, author of Night Boat to Tangier
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