Awards
The Man Booker Prize (nominee)
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The Man Booker Prize (nominee)
A startling light is cast into Ireland's darker corners in the new novel by the author of THE MAP OF TENDERNESS In an Ireland far removed from the familiar images of travel brochures, a bright teenager is heading for trouble: son of a single mother who has given up, rarely at school, taking drugs, and hovering on the fringes of the city's criminal underworld. When he falls for Pat The Baker's sister his life changes irrevocably, not least because when she gets pregnant, Pat breaks his legs. But as he tries to make a new start and adjust to being a lover and father, he realises he cannot evade vengeance forever. THIS IS THE COUNTRY is a hard-hitting, tense and deeply moving novel that sets power and corruption against the fragile defences of love, friendship and family. As gritty as it is tender, as funny as it is dark, it tells a riveting tale of survival against the odds.
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Hardback Editions
February 2008 : Hardback
| Title: This is the Country (Ulverscroft Large Print) Author(s): William Wall ISBN: 1-84782-101-4 / 9781847821010 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2005 : Hardback
| Title: This is the Country Author(s): William Wall ISBN: 0-340-82215-5 / 978-0-340-82215-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Sceptre Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 2006 : Paperback
| Title: This is the Country Author(s): William Wall ISBN: 0-340-82216-3 / 978-0-340-82216-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Sceptre Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2005 : Paperback
| Title: This is the Country Author(s): William Wall ISBN: 0-340-89679-5 / 978-0-340-89679-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Sceptre Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
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