{"product_id":"9780143037934","title":"The Hill Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2005 Story Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of Alice Munro and William Trevor, Patrick O'Keeffe's lyrical eloquence expressively unveils the cloistered world of a rural southwestern Irish town and its inhabitants. Brimming with thoughtful, gorgeous prose and linked by setting and circumstances that span generations, the four novellas in \u003ci\u003eThe Hill Road\u003c\/i\u003e revolve around the parish of Kilroan and its inhabitants, and how, over time, the people and the community itself are transfigured by life-changing events. Marked by love, devotion, secrets, unfulfilled dreams, family intimacies, and missed opportunities, these characters embody the rugged unfolding of the landscape-a volatile place of natural beauty where stories alter lives. BACKCOVER: \"A remarkable achievement . . . There is a wonderful Irish music running through O'Keeffe's prose, yet his tales of ordinary rural life in twentieth-century Ireland are unsparing and never sentimental.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Handsome, subtle narratives by an exquisitely talented Irishborn writer.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lush and evocative . . . a dreamlike collection.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008588103920,"sku":"9780143037934","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143037934_p0.jpg?v=1763656362","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143037934","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}