{"product_id":"strange-flowers-9780143136392","title":"Strange Flowers","description":"\u003cb\u003eAN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD NOVEL OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLonglisted for the Dublin Literary Awards \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Ryan writes conspicuously beautiful prose... The fleeting happiness and abiding melancholy of the asymmetry, heightened by the intimately rendered surroundings, brings out Mr. Ryan's most sensuous and emotive writing.\" \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Booker nominated author of \u003ci\u003eFrom a Low and Quiet Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, Donal Ryan's new novel follows the Gladney family across three generations seeking the true meaning of what it is to find home and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home in Ireland and disappears. Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect: that they will never see their daughter again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive years later, Moll returns from London. What - and who - she brings with her will change the course of her family's life forever. Beautiful and devastating, this exploration of loss, alienation and the redemptive power of love reaffirms Donal Ryan as one of the most talented and empathetic writers at work today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10750057\"\u003eDonal Ryan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143136392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143136399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonal Ryan is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spinning Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About December\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Slanting of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll We Shall Know, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFrom a Low and Quiet Sea \u003c\/i\u003ewhich have all been published to major acclaim. \u003ci\u003eThe Spinning Heart\u003c\/i\u003e won the Guardian First Book Award, the EU Prize for Literature (Ireland), and Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize. \u003ci\u003eFrom a Low and Quiet Sea\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Booker. Donal holds a Writing Fellowship at the University of Limerick. He lives with his wife Anne Marie and their two children just outside of Limerick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708349518061,"sku":"9780143136392","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2921a291-e984-4949-a282-0dee16cb96b2.jpg?v=1650089252","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/strange-flowers-9780143136392","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}