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A History of Heartache

A History of Heartache

ISBN-13: 9781685892357

Author(s): Patrick Strickland

Subjects: FYB

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Melville House Publishing

Publication Date: 12-02-2026

Format: Paperback / softback

Availability: In stock

£14.99

About the book

Loosely inspired by the 1996 heroin epidemic in the grittier suburbs of Dallas, this gripping collection of short stories - many published previously in leading literary journals - are intimate, honest, and character-driven, and don't shy away from difficult themes. From protagonists struggling with the effects of alcoholism and unemployment, to neo-Nazi skinheads in Dallas, to conspiracy theories, these various colourful characters are depicted with clear-eyed compassion, as well as moments of resilience and even humour, as they work their way to a transcendence of their current, very American, very Texan, situation.