Pure Gold

-One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today- SALLY ROONEY, author of Normal People-Terrific- RODDY DOYLE, author of Love-Truly brilliant- MEGAN NOLAN, author of Acts of DesperationOn an island off Ireland-s west coast strange things are afoot: two teenage boys set fires while their worlds fall apart, a couple drive out to the hills in a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, a widow seeks a stranger-s help to bury her grief and a horse crashes a house party. Adrift in the treacherous waters of small-town boredom, the residents reach out with love and cruelty, desperation and hope, in their pursuit of connection.Pure Gold is a bitterly funny, surprising and profoundly moving short story collection that crackles with the thrilling energy of a bold new literary voice, John Patrick McHugh.-Full of stylish brio- Colin Barrett, author of Young Skins-Hilarious, shocking, and disturbingly well-observed- Vanity Fair-Searing - John Patrick McHugh joins an illustrious generation