{"product_id":"2940169058352","title":"Sweet Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wendy Erskine's first collection, \u003ci\u003eSweet Home\u003c\/i\u003e . . . is every bit as good as her early stories in the always astute \u003ci\u003eStinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e magazine promised.' Jon McGregor, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reclusive cult-rock icon ends his days in the street where he was born; a lonely woman is fascinated by her niqab-wearing neighbours; a husband and wife become enmeshed in the lives of the young couple they pay to do their cleaning and gardening. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in contemporary East Belfast, these eleven acutely observed short stories come charged with regret and sorrow, desire and yearning. With clear-eyed compassion and wry humour, Wendy Erskine deftly lays bare her characters¿ struggle to maintain control in an often cruel world, where tragic events cast long shadows. \u003ci\u003eSweet Home\u003c\/i\u003e by Wendy Erskine heralds the arrival of a wonderfully compelling and truly distinctive voice from Northern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113915072752,"sku":"2940169058352","price":13.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169058352_p0.jpg?v=1763670706","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169058352","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}