{"product_id":"other-peoples-lives-4","title":"Other Peoples Lives By Macmahon, Kathleen","description":"\u003cp\u003e A brilliantly observed, funny, poignant and utterly real portrait of a mid-life woman and her family. I loved it.  \u003cb\u003eClaire Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An elegant and beautifully-observed novel by one of our finest contemporary writers  \u003cb\u003eLouise Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I found myself taking screenshots to send to friends because MacMahon nails it over and over again  \u003cb\u003eClaire Kilroy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Marriage was the biggest decision of their lives and yet they made it so lightly it was barely a decision at all \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs schoolgirls, Justine and her best friend Iseult dreamed of a future that revolved around marriage. They saw it as a happy ending, never imagining for a moment that the reality would be more complicated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComing up to fifty, they're still best friends. Justine has been married to Iseult s brother for twenty-five years and lives in her childhood home. Iseult has spent her adult life abroad, her marriage clearly unhappy for reasons she won't discuss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Justine s daughter suddenly announces her engagement, Justine is thrown into planning a big family wedding. Afraid that her daughter is making a mistake, she finds herself questioning the choices she and Iseult made decades earlier. This crisis of confidence tests Justine in new and unexpected ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Women s Prize longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eNothing But Blue Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Home Scar\u003c\/i\u003e, Other People s Lives is a captivating story about the decisions we make in a heartbeat, and their lifelong consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An insightful page-turner   MacMahon writes of harried midlife with devastating accuracy  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the lightness of touch, the quality of the writing, and the perceptive characterisation, I reached the final pages ready for more too. This is a fine novel by a hugely gifted writer.  \u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne, \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A book to inhale \u003cb\u003e Belinda McKeon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Warm-hearted and relatable, perfectly captures the messiness of modern family life'\u003cb\u003e Aingeala Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MacMahon is an astute chronicler of modern life  \u003cb\u003eDavid Park\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tender-hearted portrait of modern life, told with MacMahon s trademark wit and warmth. I flew through it  \u003cb\u003eLouise Nealon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beautiful  \u003cb\u003eHilary Fannin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Incisive, witty and tender, there s not a woman in the country who won t relate to this fine and thought-provoking novel.  \u003cb\u003eChristine Dwyer Hickey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Thoughtful and provocative, a beautifully narrated story of friendship and marriage  \u003cb\u003eAnna Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Simply exquisite. MacMahon is one of Ireland's finest writers. \u003cb\u003e Anne Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perceptive, tender, astute, beguiling  \u003cb\u003eMartina Devlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Just wonderful . . . reminded me of Ann Patchett . . . couldn t recommend it highly enough  \u003cb\u003eToday with David McCullagh, RT  Radio 1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I really and truly loved this tender, deeply satisfying novel  \u003cb\u003eOrla Mackey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I ve always adored MacMahon s perceptive novels   and this is her most accomplished and comprehensive yet   her most complex yet.  \u003cb\u003eSue Leonard,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So beautifully observed, so penetrating, so coolly aware of the texture of people s lives.  \u003cb\u003eNeil Hegarty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This wise, truthful novel explores brilliantly all the complexity of women's lives  \u003cb\u003eAnne Tiernan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Thought-provoking and utterly absorbing  \u003cb\u003eSin ad Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820683403646,"sku":"NW9781844886746","price":12.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781844886746.jpg?v=1786169249","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/other-peoples-lives-4","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}