Quickly, while they still have horses: stories
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9781668056615
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| Grouped Work ID | 02e5ee9d-8251-a6f5-a16d-a15ea5808913 |
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| Grouping Title | quickly while they still have horses |
| Grouping Author | jan carson |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-07-25 05:08:39AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-08-05 05:15:01AM |
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Carson, Jan
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Carson, Jan
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Athens Drive Community
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Express Library Fayetteville St.
Oberlin Regional
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Express Library Fayetteville St.
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Zebulon Community
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Adult Fiction
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Fiction
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Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction
Zebulon Community - Adult Fiction
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"Humorous and horrifying, tender and absurd, the stories in Quickly, While They Still Have Horses offer a fresh, irreverent look at life in post-conflict Northern Ireland. From first loves to strained relationships, the thrills and terrors of growing up to the dangers and challenges of parenthood, Carson infuses all her stories with empathy, dark wit, and a surreal edge. In "A Certain Degree of Ownership," a distracted couple on a beach fail to notice their baby crawl perilously toward the sea. In "Grand So," the ghost of a car's previous owner haunts the backseat. In "Troubling the Water," a rumor of miraculous healing creates chaos at a public swimming pool. Carson never fails to shock and delight as kids go missing in jungle gyms, a baby washes up on a riverbank in a biscuit tin, and a bloody hand appears (and reappears) in a refrigerator. Every so often, these stories travel into alternate versions of our world where pillars of fire are a new treatment for mental illness and animals deemed nonessential are going extinct by legislative orders. While the legacy of the Troubles is never far from Carson's mind, it is only a backdrop to the worlds she's woven in these stories, driven by characters who feel real enough to touch. This stunning collection marks the arrival of a "bracingly fresh, darkly funny, [and] unwaveringly compassionate" (The Irish News) writer to North American readers"--
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Wake County Public Libraries
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Athens Drive Community
Eva H. Perry Regional
Express Library Fayetteville St.
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Zebulon Community
Eva H. Perry Regional
Express Library Fayetteville St.
Oberlin Regional
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9781668056615
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2024
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Scribner
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Black humor
City and town life -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Short stories
City and town life -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Short stories
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Quickly, while they still have horses : stories
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Quickly, while they still have horses : stories / Jan Carson
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Quickly, while they still have horses
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stories
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City and town life
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