{"product_id":"pure-gold-by-john-patrick-mchugh-hardcover-2021-irish-short-stories-humour","title":"Pure Gold by John Patrick McHugh (Hardcover, 2021) Irish Short Stories Humour","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePure Gold: A blistering Irish short stories debut\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eby John Patrick McHugh \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHardcover – 29 September 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRRP $32.99\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLove.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYou had to scrap for love.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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. Pure Gold heralds the arrival of a thrilling new literary voice.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJohn Patrick McHugh is from Galway. His work has appeared in Banshee, Granta, Stinging Fly, Tangerine and Winter Papers. Pure Gold is his debut collection.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ 4th Estate GB (29 September 2021)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008490643\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780008490645\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.1 x 2.4 x 22.2 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"1000 Things Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50846615437633,"sku":"EY-95YG-OCHW-LN","price":16.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1206\/9004\/files\/256745232413-0.jpg?v=1758765670","url":"https:\/\/1000things.com.au\/zh\/products\/pure-gold-by-john-patrick-mchugh-hardcover-2021-irish-short-stories-humour","provider":"1000 Things Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}