{"product_id":"when-the-lights-go-out","title":"Carys Bray: When the Lights Go Out [2020] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e_________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal temperatures are rising.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe climate of the Abrams' marriage \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis cooling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmma is beginning to wonder whether relationships, like mortgages, should be conducted in five-year increments. She might laugh if Chris had bought a motorbike or started dyeing his hair. Instead he's buying off-label medicines and stockpiling food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris finds Emma's relentless optimism exasperating. A tot of dread, a nip of horror, a shot of anger - he isn't asking much. If she would only join him in a measure of \u003ci\u003esomething\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe family's precarious eco-system is further disrupted by torrential rains, power cuts and the unexpected arrival of Chris's mother. Emma longs to lower a rope and winch Chris from the pit of his worries. But he doesn't want to be rescued or reassured - he wants to pull her in after him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDarkly funny and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Lights Go Out \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel for our times: a story about cultivating hope and weathering change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So timely, and so deeply human, a novel which takes us right into the heart of a marriage and at the same time grapples with the most crucial issue of our age. It's \u003cb\u003ebursting with compassion and wisdom\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eSHELLEY HARRIS, author of \u003ci\u003eJUBILEE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Carys Bray writes with a \u003cb\u003equiet formidable brilliance\u003c\/b\u003e. Her observations on relationships are acute, painful and extremely funny. This is a gem of a book.' \u003cb\u003eEMILY MAITLIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Through \u003cb\u003eexquisite use of language and observation\u003c\/b\u003e, she examines the intricacies of family life in ways which have you laughing one moment and biting your nails with worry the next.' \u003cb\u003eSARAH FRANKLIN, author of S\u003ci\u003eHELTER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With characteristic wit and humanity, Bray shows us the necessity and the impossibility of preparing for disaster, and \u003cb\u003ereminds us of both the fragility and capacity of love\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eJENN ASHWORTH, author of \u003ci\u003eA KIND OF INTIMACY\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFELL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I think \u003ci\u003eWHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eexactly the novel we need in these times\u003c\/b\u003e: it's complex, nuanced, and compassionate, frightening and heartening. I think Carys has written something truly extraordinary and I hope it flies. I'll certainly be cheering it on.' \u003cb\u003eSTEPHANIE BUTLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gorgeously written... funny and compassionate... I found it very affecting' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bray, Carys","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46473424732499,"sku":"9781786332356","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bray-carys-carys-bray-when-the-lights-go-out-2020-paperback-9781786332356-1145882972.jpg?v=1741560215","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/when-the-lights-go-out","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}