{"title":"James Yorkston","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring the esteemed author \u003cem\u003eJames Yorkston\u003c\/em\u003e, a distinctive voice in contemporary literature. Renowned for his ability to weave lyrical narratives with profound insight, Yorkston invites readers into captivating worlds that blend elements of history, culture, and human emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his notable works is \u003cstrong\u003eThe Book of the Gaels\u003c\/strong\u003e, a novel that skilfully explores themes of family and identity against a backdrop of rich Irish landscape. It's a story where past and present intertwine, leaving readers enchanted by its evocative prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor those with a penchant for intrigue and mystery, Yorkston's \u003cstrong\u003eTommy the Bruce\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a gripping dive into the Crime \u0026amp; Thriller genre. With its compelling plot and vivid characterisation, this novel is a testament to Yorkston's versatility and mastery of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into James Yorkston's literary universe, where each book promises a unique journey filled with depth and discovery. Happy reading!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-gaels-by-james-yorkston-9780857305183","title":"The Book of the Gaels","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRural West Cork, Ireland. Two kids, Joseph and Paul, and their struggling, poet father, Fraser, are battling grief and poverty. When a letter arrives with a summons to Dublin and the promise of publication, it offers a chink of light – the hope of rescue. But Dublin is a long, wet and hungry way from West Cork in the mid-70s, especially when they have no money – just the clothes they stand up in and an old, battered suitcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo begins an almost anti-road trip of flipsides and contradictions – dreams and nightmares, promises and disappointments, generosity and meanness, unconditional love and shocking neglect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn simple, beautiful, lyrical prose, James Yorkston's new novel takes us on that trip, as seen through the eyes of a brave and resourceful but poor and frightened child. It tells of the emptying, paralysing pain of grief and loss, tempered only by the hope of rescue and the redemption of parental love. It also tells of Fraser's love for his children's dead mother, as hidden within the battered suitcase is Fraser's heart-breaking collection of poems – \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Gaels\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'James is a brilliant writer, he never fails to deliver something unique. I love this book, it's lonely, funny and reassuringly dark.' - Sam Heughan,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author and star of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOutlander\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I absolutely love this book... An unsentimental and unflinching miracle of remembrance. Get it read!'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e- Jarvis Cocker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46715692548332,"sku":"9780857305183","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780857305183.jpg?v=1754875253"},{"product_id":"tommy-the-bruce-by-james-yorkston-9780857305947","title":"Tommy the Bruce","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Tommy Bruce - he's washed-up already, marooned in a ramshackle hotel inherited from dead parents in the armpit of Perthshire, just too far off the main tourist trail to be viable. He's too young to be middle-aged, but too old to be what you could call young (and too lazy to care about it, really).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSaddled with debt, grotty premises that are falling down around him, and a crippling loneliness, Tommy is slowly but determinedly drinking himself and his business out of existence. Until one day, into the lounge-bar and out of the blue, walks Fiona McLean. Before long, she's moved behind the bar, into the hotel, and (remarkably) into Tommy's bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFiona blows into Tommy's life and through the hotel, and with the light she brings, Tommy's fortunes might just be turning around. But in her wake has also slipped in darkness—names and faces from the past who mean Tommy no goodwill at all, criminal forces that threaten to ruin him, the hotel, and what little happiness he's managed, haplessly, to cobble together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTommy the Bruce\u003c\/i\u003e is a precise, chilling, and all too believable crime novel, scored throughout with a genuinely unsettling menace, which is belied by the ease of Yorkston's storytelling and humour. 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