{"product_id":"hirethow","title":"Hirethow - preorders","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHirethow - preorders\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Clare Howdle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHireth [noun. Origins: Cornwall]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003elonging \/ loneliness \/ nostalgia \/ yearning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlural: Hirethow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClare Howdle's debut collection of life-spanning short stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young man trying to find his feet discovers he can move through walls, for a price. \u003cbr\u003eA daughter caring for her sick mother seeks a different kind of silence in the ocean’s depths. \u003cbr\u003eA woman struggling to get pregnant starts conversing with iconic fictional characters. \u003cbr\u003eA tree, in Buenos Aires, begins to scream. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis debut short story collection, Hirethow finds fresh perspectives on the myriad meanings of the Cornish word, catapulting it into a contemporary landscape and ever so off-kilter reality, to reflect on how the world works. \u003cbr\u003eTen characters. \u003cbr\u003eTen lenses through which Hireth is seen. \u003cbr\u003eSmall moments held up to the light, heartbreak wrought by sea wind and salt. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow does what we hear shape the reality we choose? \u003cbr\u003eIs it possible to overcome the envy, hope and relentlessness of pregnancy and birth?\u003cbr\u003eAnd what, exactly have these walls seen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003epublished by Hermitage Press\u003cbr\u003eDue for publication in August 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hermitage Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52982645555547,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/9709\/2443\/files\/CLAR_Hirethoselected.jpg?v=1778767062","url":"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/hirethow","provider":"Hermitage Press Cornwall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}