{"product_id":"9781844883356","title":"Over Our Heads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOver Our Heads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: the brilliant debut by Andrew Fox.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young man rushes to the bedside of his ex, knowing the baby she's having is not his own. Travelling colleagues experience an eerie moment of truth when a fire starts in their hotel. A misdirected parcel sets off a complex psychodrama involving two men, a woman and a dog ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Fox's clever, witty, intense and thoroughly entertaining stories capture the passions and befuddlements of the young and rootless, equally dislocated at home and abroad. Set in America and Ireland - and, at times, in jets over the Atlantic - \u003ci\u003eOver Our Heads\u003c\/i\u003e showcases a brilliant new talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The stories are wonderfully crafted and cared-for, the undertones are witty and ironic, but also serious and filled with sympathy' \u003cb\u003eColm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eOver Our Heads\u003c\/i\u003e is full of surprises, all of them great' \u003cb\u003eRoddy Doyle, winner of the Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Deft, clever, intense - this is a terrific debut from a very gifted new writer' \u003cb\u003eKevin Barry, winner of the IMPAC prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Andrew Fox's stories are slivers of power; knowing, watchful and burning with intelligence. Lives half-lived or grasped at; loves longed for and destroyed; the journey of the modern emigrant who goes away in the same daze in which he comes home: these are stories which linger long after they have been read' \u003cb\u003eBelinda McKeon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eFox is skilful at probing the bigger emotions: alienation, loss and nostalgia. His sparse prose is an effective counterpoint to complex feelings. His stories deal with the moments that shape a life: first trysts, the illness of a parent, the graduation of a child. ... Fox knows the hallmark of a good short story: leave the reader wanting more' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eimpressive and thoroughly enjoyable \u003c\/b\u003ecollection ... Fox lets his characters tramp around their worlds, searching for heaven on earth' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Achieves the effect of intimating deep fissures of pain and longing beneath the lightest of surface cracks. Fox's prose is poised and confident, a well-honed tool with which to treat his delicate subject matter' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The best of these stories are v\u003cb\u003eery good indeed\u003c\/b\u003e ... While there are few happy souls in these \u003cb\u003earresting\u003c\/b\u003e stories, the reader can find consolation in Fox's supple prose and frequently subtle insights' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable new talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... He is able to tread so lightly that we only realise we have been cleverly punched in the solar plexus after we finish the last line' \u003ci\u003eIrish Mail on Sunday \u003c\/i\u003e(five stars)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158480666864,"sku":"9781844883356","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844883356_p0.jpg?v=1763744503","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844883356","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}