{"product_id":"spinning-heart-book-donal-ryan-9781586422240","title":"The Spinning Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Irish Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis \"affecting\" debut is \"reminiscent of William Faulkner's \u003ci\u003eAs I Lay Dying\u003c\/i\u003e\" as it paints a vivid portrait of a working-class community in contemporary rural Ireland (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"One of my favorite Irish books . . . Moving, atmospheric and beautiful.\" --Tana French\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 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. Donal Ryan's brilliantly realized debut announces a stunning new voice in fiction.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIrish Book of the Decade (Dublin Book Festival)\u003cbr\u003e First Book Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \"Newcomer of the Year\" and \"Book of the Year\" (Irish Book Award)\u003cbr\u003e \"Best Book of the Year\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49525605237009,"sku":"CIN1586422243G","price":4.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49783944085777,"sku":"GOR008890060","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50764524978449,"sku":"CIN1586422243VG","price":5.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51037789978897,"sku":"NIN9781586422240","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51333503353105,"sku":"CIN1586422243A","price":5.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52108877168913,"sku":"GOR010378252","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1586422243.jpg?v=1751023200","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/spinning-heart-book-donal-ryan-9781586422240","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}