{"product_id":"ghostlights","title":"Ghostlights","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan we ever truly escape our past?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ghostlights\u003c\/i\u003e is the poignant story of a family of Irish women who are each looking for the real meaning of home. This is a novel about family, obligation, identity and small-town life, written with deftness and sensitivity by the author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Edge Is\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a stranger checks into a family B\u0026amp;B – in a small village in rural Ireland – no one takes too much notice... at least until his body is found in the lake four days later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe identity of the unknown guest raises questions for polar opposite twin sisters Liv and Marianne and their mother Ethel, all of whom feel trapped by the choices they made earlier in life. They each find themselves forced to confront their past, their present and what they really want from their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new novel from Gráinne Murphy, whose short fiction has been longlisted for 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A tale of life’s disappointments with a delightfully wry humour’\u003c\/b\u003e The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Gloriously rich’\u003c\/b\u003e Sunday Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A satisfying read’\u003c\/b\u003e Irish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Beautifully observed’\u003c\/b\u003e WI Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A subtle, penetrating delight’\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Glen, Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Funny and moving’\u003c\/b\u003e Elske Rahill, author of An Unravelling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Unflinching look at the choices we make and their impact on those around us’\u003c\/b\u003e Damhnait Monaghan, author of New Girl in Little Cove\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314487304574,"sku":"NW9781800319417","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781800319417.jpg?v=1779818549","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/ghostlights","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}