{"product_id":"disappearing-act","title":"Disappearing Act","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Sheehan is one of Ireland’s brightest stars of the screen, both at home and abroad. Best known for his roles in Love\/Hate and The Umbrella Academy, Sheehan has received widespread critical acclaim for his acting talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his debut collection of short stories, he disappears into characters, challenging the complacencies of everyday experience, often from entirely unexpected angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurreal, intelligent, dark and provocative, the collection presents a multitude of observations that will stay with the reader long after the book is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by the author’s peripatetic life, \u003cem\u003eDisappearing Act\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on the absurdity of human behaviour. Sheehan delves deep into his characters’ streams of self-talk and self-imposed delusions, and explores the dark impulses that lurk below the shiny surfaces of many outwardly normal lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A whacked-out kaleidoscopic miasma of delightful abandon and fun … Leaves the reader amused, exhilarated and really quite delighted … you’ve seen Sheehan act – now watch him dazzle.’ Patrick McCabe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A dazzlingly eclectic collection of short stories’ Ben Elton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Lots of great stories and voices. Reminded me of Irvine Welsh’s short stories’ Frankie Boyle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning: Contains Adult Content\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312587907454,"sku":"NW9780717189700","price":14.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780717189700.jpg?v=1778712405","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/disappearing-act","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}