{"product_id":"few-far-between","title":"Few \u0026 Far Between","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of The Raptures and The Fire Starters, a stunning, imaginative novel about a community living on a small group of islands. Sometimes a utopia is not all that it seems...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Few \u0026amp; Far Between, award-winning writer Jan Carson, imagines an alternative version of Northern Ireland's recent past. A prime minister with a mad plan to create a new county. An archipelago of haunted islands. A community seeking refuge from the Troubles. The perfect place to escape to - or so it appears.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's summer 2017 and the last few residents of the Lough Neagh Archipelago are facing imminent eviction. The flood planned to combat a devastating algae outbreak will submerge their homes, forcing them back to the Mainland for the first time in fifty years. How will they cope with modern life? Will the Ark give up its secrets before it sinks? Can they leave the past behind?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e _____\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise for Jan Carson-\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Jan Carson is a born storyteller-\u003c\/b\u003e her work is so imaginative, whimsical, mischievous and brave, but tender and curious too - you never know where she's going to take you next, so \u003cb\u003ereading her is always an adventure\u003c\/b\u003e. Exactly how it should be' Lisa McInerney, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Heresies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Jan Carson is \u003cb\u003ea unique and very special writer\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the greatest of the modern fabulists' Donal Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart be at Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ' The Fire Starters \u003cb\u003eblew me away\u003c\/b\u003e with its power, anger and wit' Joseph O'Connor, Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'One of the most \u003cb\u003eexciting and original\u003c\/b\u003e Northern Irish writers of her generation.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Absolutely \u003cb\u003emagnificent\u003c\/b\u003e- dark, witty, charming' Marian Keyes, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Favourite Mistake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Heart-rending, hilarious . . . It's a belter.'\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Kennedy, author of \u003ci\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Few \u0026 Far Between","offer_id":45404950986949,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5299-3676-6.jpg?v=1764198744","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/few-far-between","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}