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Until now, Colin Barrett has made his name as an artist of the short story. Both his debut collection, Young Skins (2014) and Homesickness (2022) won him acclaim for their depiction of rural Ireland. But his tales stretch beyond the constraints of their size, and his dispossessed drinkers, small-time crooks and depressed teenagers seem too
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The author’s writing, including his excellent debut novel, is firmly rooted in Mayo where he grew up
Wild Houses, the first novel by the excellent short-story writer Colin Barrett, is a brooding piece about a local gang and a kidnapped boy
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