Wild Houses

**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** Sublime A thrillingly moreish novel SUNDAY TIMES Beautifulbrings to life an entire world SALLY ROONEY Its the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change. In Ballina, the simmering feud between small-time drug-dealer Cillian English and County Mayos enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum. Soon the reclusive Dev and Cillians teenage brother Doll are drawn headlong into the Ferdias revenge fantasy. Meanwhile, Dolls girlfriend Nicky sets out on a feverish mission to save him. Life in this ordinary town will never be the same again AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST 2024 A whole world is captured for the reader COLM TIBN, author of Long Island One of the novels of the year DAILY MAIL A gift of true storytellingBarretts talent burns up the page ANNE ENRIGHT, author of The Wren, The Wren A heartbreaker of a debut novel NEW YORK TIMES