{"product_id":"the-long-dry-paperback","title":"The Long Dry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Cynan Jones: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" A] piercing novella . . . Like Cormac McCarthy, Jones can make the everyday sound fraught and biblical.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jones' prose clips along at an unnerving pace, barely giving you time to process the previous beautiful image, before knocking you dead with the next one.\"--Green Apple Books, Our Favorite Books of 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book will collapse you into its single point of infinite heaviness, and you'll love it.\"--Elliott Bay Book Company\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a long, hot day, Gareth searches for a missing pregnant cow. A dog must be put down, there are ducks to go in the pond, there are children, and there is Kate, his wife, who may be an uncrossable distance from him. Jones's rural Wales is alive with the necessities of our own animal instincts and most human longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e was born near Aberaeron on the west coast of Wales in 1975. He is the author of five short novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Dry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverything I Found on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBird, Blood, Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dig\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cove\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into several languages, and short stories have appeared in a number of anthologies and publications including \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCynan Jones was born near Aberaeron on the west coast of Wales in 1975. He is the author of five short novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Dry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverything I Found on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBird, Blood, Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dig\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cove\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into several languages, and short stories have appeared in a number of anthologies and publications including \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696850112575,"sku":"9781566894654","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1fdd9b2f55d469c29bb226bb28e6d06b.webp?v=1765007514","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-long-dry-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}