Sweet Home
Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine, published by Pan Macmillan on June 25, 2020, is a collection of ten short stories that explore the complexities of everyday life in contemporary Belfast. Written in English and spanning 240 pages, this edition presents a nuanced portrayal of characters navigating their personal struggles, revealing the underlying heartbreak and quiet tragedies that often accompany daily existence.
Readers will find a range of narratives that delve into themes of family life, loss, and humor, showcasing the author’s keen observational skills. The stories feature diverse characters, such as a lonely woman intrigued by her niqab-wearing neighbors and a middle-aged teacher fixated on a young athlete. Through these perfectly formed portraits, Erskine captures the essence of life in East Belfast, blending warmth and compassion with moments of black humor.
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Winner of the 2020 Butler Literary Award
Shortlisted for the 2019 Edge Hill Prize
Shortlisted for the 2019 Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019
Longlisted for the 2019 Gordon Burn Prize and the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award
A Book of the Year: The Guardian, Observer, New Statesman, and Times Literary Supplement
Set in the author’s native Belfast, the ten stories in Sweet Home lay bare the heartbreak and quiet tragedies that run under the surface of everyday lives. A lonely woman is fascinated by her niqab-wearing neighbours; a middle-aged teacher becomes obsessed with a young Gaelic football player; and an employer covers for his two employees caught having sex in a public toilet.
Wendy Erskine offers perfectly formed, brilliantly observed portraits of people trying to carve out a life for themselves, all the while being buffeted by the loss, grief and regret that come their way. Warm, compassionate and funny, Sweet Home captures life in contemporary East Belfast, in all of its forms.
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