Wild Houses

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

Colin Barrett (1982) nació en Canadá pero pasó su infancia y adolescencia en Knockmore, un pueblo del condado de Mayo (Irlanda). Estudió escritura creativa en el University College de Dublín y ganó en 2009 el premio Penguin Irlanda. Debutó en 2013 con el aclamado libro de relatos Glanbeigh, publicado en una decena de países y galardonado con premios tan prestigiosos como el Guardian First Book Award y el Frank Ox{0026} x02019;Connor International Short Story Award. En 2015, Colin Barrett fue uno de los cinco autores premiados con el National Book Award para menores de treinta y cinco años. Sus relatos han aparecido en The New Yorker, Granta y Harperx{0026} x02019;s.