{"product_id":"from-a-low-quiet-sea","title":"From A Low \u0026 Quiet Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An \u003cb\u003eengrossing, unpredictable, beautifully crafted novel\u003c\/b\u003e'' RODDY DOYLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarouk''s country has been torn apart by war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLampy''s heart has been laid waste by Chloe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn''s past torments him as he nears his end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe refugee. The dreamer. The penitent. From war-torn Syria to small-town Ireland, three men, scarred by all they have loved and lost, are searching for some version of home. Each is drawn towards a powerful reckoning, one that will bring them together in the most unexpected of ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A thing of such beauty and compassion, a reminder of what the very finest sentences can do to shatter and then reassemble our hearts''\u003cb\u003e KAMILA SHAMSIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I struggle to think of a writer who has been so prolific and consistent in quality as Ryan ... Brutally honest, moving and often hilarious'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Donal Ryan has not only bounded over a wall into new territory, but built himself a castle there . . . This is a superb novel.'' \u003cb\u003eJOHN BOYNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Beautiful and affecting'' \u003cb\u003eDAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Donal Ryan writes characters so well that as a reader you think ''I''ve met that man'', or ''I know that woman.'' But as a writer you simply wonder ''how does he do it?'' \u003ci\u003eFrom a Low and Quiet Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is brutal and beautiful, carefully crafted portraits, deep and real, tied together, fashioned by a true artist. I absolutely loved it.'' \u003cb\u003eKIT DE WAAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309419110782,"sku":"NW9781784160265","price":9.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784160265.jpg?v=1778655234","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/from-a-low-quiet-sea","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}