{"product_id":"9780241955895-an-evening-of-long-goodbyes","title":"An Evening of Long Goodbyes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTells the story of Dubliner Charles Hythloday and the heroic squandering of the family inheritance. This title features drinking, greyhound racing, vanishing furniture, more drinking, old movies, assorted Dublin lowlife, eviction and the perils of community theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother unmissable comic outing from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious, rich and satisfying' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Arguably the funniest debut in years, \u003ci\u003eAn Evening of Long Goodbyes\u003c\/i\u003e ranks with Zadie Smith's \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth \u003c\/i\u003eas a stunning document of an English-speaking metropolis in flux' \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of Charles Hythloday and the heroic squandering of a family inheritance. Featuring drinking, greyhound racing, vanishing furniture, more drinking, old movies, assorted Dublin lowlife, eviction and the perils of community theatre, Paul Murray’s first novel is a tour de force of comedic writing wrapped in an honest-to-goodness tale of a man – and a family – living in denial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Comedy of the highest calibre and a good, fast-paced yarn. An excellent read' \u003ci\u003eSunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40918529605729,"sku":"9780241955895","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35673587.jpg?v=1755182981","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241955895-an-evening-of-long-goodbyes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}