{"product_id":"books-someone-by-alice-mcdermott","title":"Someone","description":"The quietest life can resonate the longest. A beautiful, bittersweet masterpiece about a remarkable journey of the heart  SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2014  Someone begins on the stoop of a Brooklyn apartment building where Marie is waiting for her father to come home from work. It is the 1920s and in her Irish-American enclave the stories of her neighbours unfold before her short-sighted eyes.  As the years pass Marie’s own history plays out against the backdrop of a changing world. This is the story of one life in all its devastating pains and unexpected joys; its bursts of brilliant clarity and moments of profound confusion.  Fragments of a curious childhood, of adolescent sexual awakenings, of motherhood and, finally, old age are pieced together in this resonant tale of an unremarkable, unforgettable woman. ______________________ 'A beautiful book' Sunday Telegraph 'Masterful' Irish Times 'Exquisite' New York Times","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674233528593,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781408847268.jpg?v=1781529934","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-someone-by-alice-mcdermott","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}