{"product_id":"few-and-far-between-by-jan-carson","title":"Few and Far Between by Jan Carson","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' Rois n 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winding Stair Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57329801986396,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/0691\/0035\/files\/9781529936766.jpg?v=1775906754","url":"https:\/\/winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com\/products\/few-and-far-between-by-jan-carson","provider":"Winding Stair Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}