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Young Skins
Young Skins: Stories | Colin Barrett
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Winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award Winner of the Guardian First Book Award Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature A stunning introduction to a singular new voice in contemporary fiction. Enter the small, rural town of Glanbeigh, a place whose fate took a downturn with the Celtic Tiger, a desolate spot where buffoonery and tension simmer and erupt, and booze-sodden boredom fills the corners of every pub and nightclub. Here, and in the towns beyond, the young live hard and wear the scars. Amongst them, theres jilted Jimmy, whose best friend Tug is the terror of the town and Jimmys sole company in his search for the missing Clancy kid; Bat, a lovesick soul with a face like a bowl of mashed up spuds even before Nubbin Tanseys boot kicked it in; and Arm, a young and desperate criminal whose destiny is shaped when he and his partner, Dympna, fail to carry out a job. In each story, a local voice delineates the grittiness of post boom Irish society. These are unforgettable characters rendered through silence, humor, and violence. Told in Barretts vibrant, distinctive prose, Young Skins is an accomplished and irreverent debut from a brilliant writer.
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AnnaTheBookSloth
Young Skins: Stories | Colin Barrett
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"A recovering addict drifts closer to the oblivion that he'd hoped to avoid by moving home; two estranged friends hide themselves away in a darknened pub, reluctant to attend the funeral of the woman they both loved; a bouncer who cannot envisage a world beyond the walls of the nightclub his life revolves around"- we are occasionally assigned good books for college...

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tatertotreads
Young Skins: Stories | Colin Barrett
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Hey everyone! The wonderful 🥞 @Shortstack 🥞 is welcoming me and my tots to @Litsy with a tuber-themed #giveaway! Check out her status for rules. #showmeyourtaters
#taterreads
#tatertotking #potatoprincess #firstfamilyoffries

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Jess_Read_This
Young Skins: Stories | Colin Barrett
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🥔❤️Have you checked out @Shortstack 's account for a fun giveaway this month in welcome of a new Litten who loves a good tater tot like most of us here! @tatertotreads

🍸I'm already searching Pinterest for a new tater tot recipe and most definitely plan on pairing it with a vodka inspired drink for my giveaway entry!

Welcome to Litsy, @tatertotreads You'll find a warm welcome from the crowd here! ❤️🍟🥔🍸

#Giveaway #TaterTots

Shortstack Yes! I'm looking forward to seeing your dish! #showmeyourtaters #ftg #spudsforall 7y
Robothugs *ahem* @MrBook 😂 7y
ValerieAndBooks Looking forward to it🍸🍸 7y
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Jess_Read_This @ValerieAndBooks Themed giveaways are always so much fun! I think this one will be neat to see what dishes Littens come up with! 7y
MrBook @Robothugs 😉👍🏻 7y
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ingredientx
Young Skins: Stories | Colin Barrett
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Patterson loves this stack SO MUCH. #catstackfever #catsoflitsy

LeahBergen Come on!!! That FACE. ❤️ 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Eef! So cute! 💕 8y
Nonaroo So sweet!! 8y
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Bookzombie So cute!!! 💕🐱 8y
Bette That is a perfect shot. ❤️🐱📸👍 8y
LauraBeth 😻😻😻 8y
Dragon Ahh so cute. Your kitty looks so bookish 🐱 8y
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