{"product_id":"9780571367610-colony","title":"The Colony","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonglisted for the Booker Prize 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBEST IRISH BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid and memorable.' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH MOSS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Luminous.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I utterly ADORED it.' \u003c\/b\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe handed the easel to the boatman, reaching down the pier wall towards the sea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Lloyd has decided to travel to the island by boat without engine - the authentic experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnbeknownst to him, Mr Masson will also soon be arriving for the summer. Both will strive to encapsulate the truth of this place - one in his paintings, the other by capturing its speech, the language he hopes to preserve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the people who live on this rock - three miles long and half-a-mile wide - have their own views on what is being recorded, what is being taken and what is given in return. Soft summer days pass, and the islanders are forced to question what they value and what they desire. As the autumn beckons, and the visitors head home, there will be a reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautifully written.' \u003c\/b\u003eSTELLA, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Colony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e contains multitudes. with much of it just visible on the surface, like the flicker of a smile or a shark in the water.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Colony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a novel about big, important things.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, haunting and incredibly powerful book.' \u003c\/b\u003eFÍONA SCARLETT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40686755151969,"sku":"9780571367610","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36337451.jpg?v=1759410183","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571367610-colony","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}