{"product_id":"spinning-heart","title":"Spinning Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eFirst Book Award 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2012\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Funny, moving and\u003cb\u003e beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e'' EDNA O''BRIEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of Ireland''s financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spinning Heart\u003c\/i\u003e speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation. Technically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J.M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark and sweetly poignant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Filled with light and shade, love and tragedy ... \u003cb\u003eif it was a song you could sing it\u003c\/b\u003e'' ANNE ENRIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eDonal Ryan is the real deal\u003c\/b\u003e ... a brilliantly realised, utterly resonant state-of-the-nation landscape'' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I can''t imagine a more original, more perceptive or more passionate work than this. \u003cb\u003eOutstanding\u003c\/b\u003e'' JOHN BOYNE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eIt''s furious, it''s moving, it''s darkly funny\u003c\/b\u003e, it punches you right in the gut'' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57309490315646,"sku":"NW9781784165000","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781784165000.jpg?v=1778687050","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/spinning-heart","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}