{"product_id":"grass-ceiling","title":"Grass Ceiling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A book which will very soon be acknowledged as a classic of Irish sportswriting'' Ciarán Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is it like to be female in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play with the boys, more people pay attention - but you get treated like an alien. Playing with other girls or women means you have to accept smaller audiences, diminished status and - for professionals - lower pay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd what if, as is the case for camogie player Eimear Ryan, your sport has a completely different name when women play it? What if you don''t feel entirely comfortable in an all-female sporting environment because you''re shy, bookish, not really one of the girls?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Grass Ceiling, \u003c\/i\u003eacclaimed novelist Eimear Ryan digs deep into the confluence of gender and sport, and all the questions it throws up about identity, status, competition and self-expression. At a time when women''s sport is on the rise but still a long way from equality, it is a sharp, nuanced and heartfelt exploration of questions that affect everyone who loves sport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for The Grass Ceiling\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eA gorgeous memoir about a life lived in sport, specifically a female, Irish rural life. I read it in two sittings.'' Malachy Clerkin, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A love letter to the GAA and a diatribe against the idea sport is not for women'' Kathleen McNamee, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliant ... Ryan''s bold and deep search into so many of those internalised questions provides a fascinating collage of emotional detail'' Christy O''Connor, \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Lyrical, urgent, wise and bracing'' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394493030782,"sku":"NW9781844885336","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781844885336.jpg?v=1778676829","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/grass-ceiling","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}