{"product_id":"the-mission-house-paperback","title":"The Mission House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarys Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (London) Novel of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Luminous...a writer to watch--and to savor.\" --\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWest \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Redemption of Galen Pike, \u003c\/i\u003e a \"sublime\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e) and propulsive novel that follows an Englishman seeking refuge in a remote hill town in India who gets caught in the crossfire of local tensions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"jewel of a novel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e), Hilary Byrd flees his demons and the dark undercurrents of contemporary life in England for a former British hill station in south India. Charmed by the foreignness of his new surroundings and by the familiarity of everything the British have left behind, he finds solace in life's simple pleasures, travelling by rickshaw around the small town with his driver Jamshed and staying in a mission house beside the local presbytery where, after a chance meeting, the Padre and his adoptive daughter Priscilla take Hilary under their wing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Padre is concerned for Priscilla's future, and as Hilary's friendship with the young woman grows, he begins to wonder whether his purpose lies in this new relationship. But religious tensions are brewing and the mission house may not be the safe haven it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \"skillful drama of well-meant misunderstandings and cultural divisions\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Mission House\u003c\/i\u003e boldly and imaginatively explores postcolonial ideas in a world fractured between faith and nonbelief, young and old, imperial past and nationalistic present. Tenderly subversive and meticulously crafted, it is a deeply human story of the wonders and terrors of connection in a modern world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarys Davies's debut novel \u003ci\u003eWest\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, runner-up for the Society of Authors' McKitterick Prize, and winner of the Wales Book of the Year for Fiction. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mission House\u003c\/i\u003e, which was \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) 2020 Novel of the Year, and two collections of short stories, \u003ci\u003eSome New Ambush\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Redemption of Galen Pike\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. Her other awards include the Royal Society of Literature's V.S. Pritchett Prize, the Society of Authors' Olive Cook Short Story Award, and a Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library. Born in Wales, she lived and worked for twelve years in New York and Chicago, and now lives in Edinburgh. \u003ci\u003eClear\u003c\/i\u003e is her most recent novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726022676543,"sku":"9781982144845","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cae760a45fb4a9a98d02f4ce63bc9470.webp?v=1765108927","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-mission-house-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}