{"product_id":"clare-fisher-all-the-good-things-2017-paperback","title":"Clare Fisher: All the Good Things [2017] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if you did a very bad thing... but that wasn't the end of the story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extremely moving, emotional rollercoaster of a debut novel' 5* Goodreads review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-one year old Beth is in prison. The thing she did is so bad she doesn't deserve ever to feel good again.\u003cbr\u003eBut her counsellor, Erika, won't give up on her. She asks Beth to make a list of all the good things in her life. So Beth starts to write down her story, from sharing silences with Foster Dad No. 1, to flirting in the Odeon on Orange Wednesdays, to the very first time she sniffed her baby's head.\u003cbr\u003eBut at the end of her story, Beth must confront \u003ci\u003ethe bad thing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the truth hiding behind her crime? And does anyone - even a 100% bad person - deserve a chance to be good?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Good Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about redemption and hope for fans of Nathan Filer, Stephen Kelman and Emma Healey \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeartfelt, heartbreaking, and genuinely joyous (Francis Spufford, author of 'Golden Hill')\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompassionate and beautifully written (Carys Bray, author of 'The Museum of You')\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I raced through this beautiful novel, which oscillates between pain and hope, anger and joy. An important novel which celebrates the fact that good things exist inside every person, no matter how ignored or hidden. (Sarah Butler, author of 'Ten Things I've Learned About Love' and 'Before the Fire')\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A heartbreaking, vital and seamless insight into a life that might otherwise be ignored or judged. The voice of Bethany is perfect - compelling, whip-smart and deeply affecting. (Emma Jane Unsworth, author of 'Animals')\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf I could have given this book six stars I could. . So beautifully written and so insightful (5* Goodreads review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this profoundly moving but surprisingly funny debut novel, Clare Fisher has given voice to people on the fringes of society, people with a story like any of us (5* Netgalley review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis empathetic beautiful story will have you bawling your eyes out (5* Goodreads review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'All The Good Things' is a well written and heartbreaking novel  (5* Goodreads review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtterly riveting, cunningly written and bursting full of character (4* Netgalley review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis really is a wonderful debut... a beautiful story about social exclusion, the vulnerability of women and girls, and the unfortunate ones who fall through the cracks (4* Goodreads review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'All The Good Things' by Clare Fisher is a highly charged emotional read that just grabs you right in the heart (4* Goodreads review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[This] novel will challenge preconceptions about the kind of people who end up in care; the kind of people who end up in prison; the kind of people who do terrible things (4* Goodreads review)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fisher, Clare","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49196569526611,"sku":"9780241275764","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/fisher-clare-clare-fisher-all-the-good-things-2017-paperback-9780241275764-58225964253523.jpg?v=1727580015","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/clare-fisher-all-the-good-things-2017-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}