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Ghosts of the Desert

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Description for Ghosts of the Desert Paperback. For readers of Cormac McCarthy and T. C. Boyle comes this harrowing and hypnotic new novel about a community of eccentric outcasts living in the Utah desert Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.

To escape his troubled past, Norman heads to the desert to lose himself in his work. He has just received a research grant to study the ghost towns and abandoned mines that litter the landscape. But when he comes across a group of desert-dwelling outcasts and is taken captive by their charismatic leader Jacoby, he is introduced to an alternative way of life: one that both repulses and mesmerizes. As he struggles to make sense of this strange new world – with its perverse and unorthodox practices – Norman begins to realize he must either yield to the ever-watchful Jacoby, ... Read more

Ireland’s refined and sparse style cuts through to the dark heart of the American dream in this chilling novel about the thin lines that separate the civilized from the primitive, and the living from the dead.

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Product Details

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780748207
SKU
V9781780748207
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Ryan Ireland
Ryan Ireland’s work has appeared in Fogdog Review, Seems and Writing on the Edge. In 2009, he was recognized by Glimmer Train as one of the 25 Best New Writers. His first novel, Beyond the Horizon, was published by Oneworld in 2015. He lives in Alpha, Ohio.

Reviews for Ghosts of the Desert
`Like Lord of the Flies, this shows what happens to the psyche of individuals amongst gangs, and gives the audience plenty to think about’.
New Books
`The theme, setting and language evoke Cormac McCarthy at his most brutal, but Ghosts of the Desert is a neo-western epic of survivalism that deserves to be judged on its own merits’. ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Ghosts of the Desert


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