Description
Kevin Barry's story collection summons all the laughter, darkness, and intensity of contemporary Irish life. A pair of fast girls court trouble as they cool their heels on a slow night in a small town. Lonesome hill walkers take to the high reaches in pursuit of a saving embrace. A bewildered man steps off a country bus in search of his identity—and a stiff drink. These stories, filled with a grand sense of life's absurdity, form a remarkably sure-footed collection.
Reads like a modern-day Dubliners.
Endorsements
Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
Book of the Year, 2007 — The Irish Times; The Sunday Tribune; Metro.