About the book
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024**
**WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024**
‘Beautiful…brings to life an entire world’ SALLY ROONEY
‘Sublime… A thrillingly moreish novel’ SUNDAY TIMES
It’s 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 Mayo’s enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum. Soon the reclusive Dev and Cillian’s teenage brother Doll are drawn headlong into the Ferdias’ revenge fantasy. Meanwhile, Doll’s 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
SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR
LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025
‘A whole world is captured for the reader’ Colm Tóibín
‘As sharp, funny and bitingly bittersweet as life’ Booker Judges, 2024
‘A gift of true storytelling’ Anne Enright
‘A heartbreaker of a debut’ New York Times
Editions of Wild Houses
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780224099851
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529932430
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780224101660
- EBook
- ISBN 9781473511026
- EBook
- ISBN 9781529927658
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781529936308
Read an Excerpt
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024**
**WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024**
‘Beautiful…brings to life an entire world’ SALLY ROONEY
‘Sublime… A thrillingly moreish novel’ SUNDAY TIMES
It’s 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 Mayo’s enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum. Soon the reclusive Dev and Cillian’s teenage brother Doll are drawn headlong into the Ferdias’ revenge fantasy. Meanwhile, Doll’s 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
SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR
LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025
‘A whole world is captured for the reader’ Colm Tóibín
‘As sharp, funny and bitingly bittersweet as life’ Booker Judges, 2024
‘A gift of true storytelling’ Anne Enright
‘A heartbreaker of a debut’ New York Times
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wild Houses about?
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024**
**WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024**
‘Beautiful…brings to life an entire world’ SALLY ROONEY
‘Sublime… A thrillingly moreish novel’ SUNDAY TIMES
It’s 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 Mayo’s enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum. Soon the reclusive Dev and Cillian’s teenage brother Doll are drawn headlong into the Ferdias’ revenge fantasy. Meanwhile, Doll’s 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
SHORTLISTED FOR IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR
LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025
‘A whole world is captured for the reader’ Colm Tóibín
‘As sharp, funny and bitingly bittersweet as life’ Booker Judges, 2024
‘A gift of true storytelling’ Anne Enright
‘A heartbreaker of a debut’ New York Times
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Wild Houses?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Wild Houses?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780224099851
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Wild Houses?
Colin Barrett
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Wild Houses is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780224099851) and paperback(ISBN 9781529932430) and paperback(ISBN 9780224101660) and ebook(ISBN 9781473511026) and ebook(ISBN 9781529927658) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781529936308)
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