{"product_id":"the-thing-about-december","title":"Donal Ryan: The Thing About December [2014] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the twice Man Booker longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eFrom a Low and Quiet Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A force of nature ... a life-enhancing talent' Sebastian Barry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the Celtic Tiger rages, and greed becomes the norm, Johnsey Cunliffe desperately tries to hold on to the familiar, even as he loses those who all his life have protected him from a harsh world. Village bullies and scheming land-grabbers stand in his way, no matter where he turns. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Set over the course of one year of Johnsey's life, \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About December\u003c\/i\u003e breathes with his grief, bewilderment, humour and agonizing self-doubt. This is a heart-twisting tale of a lonely man struggling to make sense of a world moving faster than he is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Donal Ryan's award-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Spinning Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, garnered unprecedented acclaim, and \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About December\u003c\/i\u003e confirms his status as one of the best writers of his generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'His paragraphs are unnoticeably beautiful, his heart always on show, and he writes with a social accuracy that is devastating' Anne Enright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eC\u003c\/i\u003eompelling and heartbreaking . . beautiful, yet simple and utterly convincing'\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryan, Donal","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44301087932706,"sku":"9780552773577","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47138546876755,"sku":"XG80552773577","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":46996265501011,"sku":"XV80552773577","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":48784366174547,"sku":"XE80552773577","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ryan-donal-donal-ryan-the-thing-about-december-2014-paperback-59049941565779.jpg?v=1745155268","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-thing-about-december","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}