{"product_id":"9781597660365","title":"Barnacle Soup and Other Stories from West Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003eIreland is known throughout the world for its rich and vibrant storytelling. Josie Gray is a proud inheritor of this tradition, a yarn-spinner whose evocative and authentic stories are steeped in the rural west of Ireland community to which he belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully crafted, subtly paced, and richly textured, Gray's stories vividly and affectionately bring to life a disparate castoff characters and recreate the fabric of their everyday lives. Disputes, laughter, courting, death, drink and general all-round skullduggery are the other of the day as Gray skillfully weaves together myth and fact, truth and near-truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptivated by these tales, acclaimed poet Tess Gallagher worked with Gray to give his oral stories written form. The result is a stunning collection that preserves the intimacy, melody and rhythm of Gray's voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with specially commissioned linocuts, Barnacle Soup is a lyrical feast for all those who love hearing and reading stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastern Washington University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045305762032,"sku":"9781597660365","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781597660365_p0.jpg?v=1763811058","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781597660365","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}