{"product_id":"pure-gold-1","title":"John Patrick McHugh: Pure Gold [2023] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Ireland produces writers the way some countries produce footballers, and the latest is John Patrick McHugh' \u003cem\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today' SALLY ROONEY, author of \u003cem\u003eNormal People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Remarkable, rare and truly brilliant' MEGAN NOLAN, author of \u003cem\u003eActs of Desperation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Dark, funny, honest and engrossing' RODDY DOYLE, author of \u003cem\u003eLove\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Refreshing and ambitious' LISA MCINERNEY, author of\u003cem\u003e The Rules of Revelation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Full of stylish brio' COLIN BARRETT, author of\u003cem\u003e Young Skins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eLove. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eYou had to scrap for love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn this stunning debut short story collection exploring betrayal and longing on an imagined island off the west coast of Ireland, John Patrick McHugh takes us deep into a community of individuals who are lost, yearning, and self-deceiving. We see two boys set fires while their worlds fall apart, follow a couple driving out to the hills in a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, watch a widow seek a stranger's help to bury her grief, see a horse crash a house party. Whether falling in love or turning on one another the residents here are united by a quest for connection in the treacherous waters of small-town boredom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn stories that are bitterly funny, profoundly moving and crackling with wild energy, McHugh embeds us in the fragile moments on which a life can twist and turn. \u003cem\u003ePure Gold\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of a thrilling new literary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mchugh, John Patrick","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46515999211859,"sku":"9780008490645","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mchugh-john-patrick-john-patrick-mchugh-pure-gold-2023-hardback-9780008490645-1130273534.jpg?v=1739483220","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/pure-gold-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}