{"product_id":"wild-laughter","title":"Wild Laughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exhilarating dark comedy about two brothers confronting their father''s fate in contemporary Ireland, from a critically acclaimed Irish author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Propulsive, raucous, funny and deeply moving... I loved it.'' David Nicholls, author of\u003ci\u003e One Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliant. A hilarious, poetical black comedy... Do read it.''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Haddon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A book of wicked intelligence and tender heart.'' Max Porter, author of \u003ci\u003eShy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt''s 2008, and the Celtic Tiger has left devastation in its wake. Brothers Hart and Cormac Black are waking up to a very different Ireland – one that widens the chasm between them and brings their beloved father to his knees. Facing a devastating choice that will put their livelihood, even their lives, on the line, the brothers soon learn that their biggest danger comes when there is nothing to lose.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA sharp snapshot of a family and a nation suddenly unmoored, this epic-in-miniature explores cowardice and sacrifice, faith rewarded and abandoned, the stories we tell ourselves and the ones we resist. Hilarious, poignant and utterly fresh, \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e cements Caoilinn Hughes'' position as one of Ireland''s most audacious, nuanced and insightful young writers. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE AN POST IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE RTÉ RADIO 1 LISTENERS'' CHOICE AWARD 2020 \u0026amp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e THE DALKEY EMERGING WRITER AWARD 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE \u0026amp; THE \u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE, 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES, IRISH SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315192701310,"sku":"NW9781786078599","price":9.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786078599.jpg?v=1778715268","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/wild-laughter","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}