{"product_id":"claire-kilroy-soldier-sailor-2023-hardback","title":"Claire Kilroy: Soldier Sailor [2023] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS HEARD ON FRONT ROW, A \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eFT '\u003c\/i\u003eSUMMER READ'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'My favourite book I've read this year' PANDORA SYKES \u003cbr\u003e'Intense, furious, moving and often extremely funny' DAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing' Stephanie Merritt, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Very, very funny' PAUL MURRAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one of the most acclaimed novels of the year, her first in over a decade, Claire Kilroy takes us deep into the mind of her unforgettable heroine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the clash of fierce love for a new life with a seismic change in identity, she vividly realises the tumultuous emotions of a new mother. As her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of love, autonomy creativity and the passing of time, an old friend makes a welcome return - but can he really offer a lifeline to the woman she used to be?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders adore \u003ci\u003eSoldier Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***** 'About as perfect a piece of writing as you'll find.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***** 'Unbearably tense and frequently hilarious.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'An entirely different voltage to anything I've read ... she somehow manages to verbalise *exactly* the feelings and thoughts I, certainly, had at points when I was a young mother'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'This story touched me on such a visceral level.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I was held captive by this novel ... an utterly absorbing depiction of motherhood'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I loved this book. Any woman, with or without children, will see themselves mirrored in this narrative'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'An excellent, interesting and rather unforgettable creation.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kilroy, Claire","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48864284868947,"sku":"9780571381142","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/kilroy-claire-claire-kilroy-soldier-sailor-2023-hardback-9780571381142-56755965690195.jpg?v=1718473821","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/claire-kilroy-soldier-sailor-2023-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}