{"product_id":"9781529936759","title":"Few and Far Between","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Raptures\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Starters, \u003c\/i\u003ea magically surreal novel about history, identity and redemption\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e stunningly original novel...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eone of the most imaginative and talented Irish writers at work today\u003c\/b\u003e' Roisìn O'Donnell, author of \u003ci\u003eNesting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eNo writer captures the absurdity and beauty of life quite like [Jan Carson] does\u003c\/b\u003e' Sara Baume, author of \u003ci\u003eSeven Steeples\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWarm, sharp and gloriously funny\u003c\/b\u003e' Sarah Moss, author of \u003ci\u003eRipeness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her best book yet\u003c\/b\u003e' Heather Parry, author of \u003ci\u003eCarrion Crow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's summer 2017 and the last few residents of the Lough Neagh Archipelago are facing imminent eviction. The flood planned to combat a devastating algae outbreak will submerge their homes, forcing them back to the Mainland for the first time in fifty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert-John and Marion Connolly came to the islands as children in the 1970s, following their mercurial father, an anthropologist studying the unique society that had developed there. For many, the Neagh Archipelago represented a utopia, a chance to be free of the prejudices and history of Troubles era Northern Ireland. But perhaps this utopia wasn't all that it seemed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarion and Robert-John have grown accustomed to their haunted existence on the Ark, monitoring the mysterious Far Side, where ghostly figures linger and the land swallows secrets whole. How will they cope with a new life on the Mainland? Is it possible to leave the past behind? And will the Ark ever let them go...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No one writes like Jan Carson. Surreal times call for surreal stories, and \u003ci\u003eFew and Far Between\u003c\/i\u003e packages \u003cb\u003ehistory, horror and redemption\u003c\/b\u003e in her signature combination of humour and grace.' Sheila Armstrong, author of \u003ci\u003eFalling Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Jan Carson is a born storyteller:\u003c\/b\u003e her work is so imaginative, whimsical, mischievous and brave, but tender and curious too - you never know where she's going to take you next, so \u003cb\u003ereading her is always an adventure\u003c\/b\u003e.' Lisa McInerney, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Heresies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jan Carson is \u003cb\u003ea unique and very special writer\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the greatest of the modern fabulists' Donal Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart be at Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most \u003cb\u003eexciting and original \u003c\/b\u003eNorthern Irish writers of her generation.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doubleday","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57020767306101,"sku":"9781529936759","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781529936759.jpg?v=1775140937","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781529936759","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}