{"product_id":"books-the-golden-ass-by-ciaran-o-driscoll","title":"The Golden Ass","description":"The Golden Ass weaves together several storylines and characters. The main character Martin, an Irishman teaching in Paris, takes a sabbatical from marriage and family life to confront his demons of sexual confusion and PTSD arising from his period as a monk. Guilt-ridden, pursued by rumours of criminality, he travels through Europe to Rome, where he meets Hilary, an angelic rent boy in his twenties. They begin a whirlwind affair. Martin's wife, Sarah, goes in search of him.The Golden Ass it alludes to the ancient Roman novel of the same name which was the story of a man turned into a donkey. Similarly in O'Driscoll's work the protagonist undergoes personal and psychological transformation. Early reviews of the novella has described it as Disturbing, heart-warming and with generous amounts of darkly funny moments.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53505574961425,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781738499717.jpg?v=1778099292","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-golden-ass-by-ciaran-o-driscoll","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}