{"product_id":"after-a-dance","title":"After A Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter a Dance \u003c\/i\u003eis the compiled collection of short stories from acclaimed writer Bridget O''Connor, with an exclusive preface from the author''s daughter, Constance Straughan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''These are some of the wildest, arresting, just plain brilliant short stories I''ve read in a long time.'' - Roddy Doyle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Walked Into Doors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridget O''Connor was one of the great short story writers of her generation. She had a voice that was viscerally funny and an eye for both the glaring reality and the absurdity of the everyday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAfter A Dance,\u003c\/i\u003e we meet a selection of O''Connor''s most memorable characters often living on the margin of their own lives: from the anonymous thief set on an unusual prize to the hungover best man clinging to what he''s lost, to the unrepentant gold-digger who always comes out on top. From unravelling narcissists to melancholy romantics all human life is here - at its best and at its delightful worst.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57299945095550,"sku":"NW9781035024896","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035024896.jpg?v=1778527464","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/after-a-dance","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}