{"product_id":"9780552773577-the-thing-about-december","title":"The Thing About December","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the Celtic Tiger rages, and greed becomes the norm, Johnsey Cunliffe desperately tries to hold on to the familiar, even as he loses those who all his life have protected him from a harsh world. Set over the course of one year of Johnsey's life, this book is about his grief, bewilderment, humour and agonizing self-doubt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the twice Man Booker longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eFrom a Low and Quiet Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A force of nature . \u003cb\u003ea life-enhancing talent\u003c\/b\u003e' SEBASTIAN BARRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the Celtic Tiger rages, and greed becomes the norm, Johnsey Cunliffe desperately tries to hold on to the familiar, even as he loses those who all his life have protected him from a harsh world. Village bullies and scheming land-grabbers stand in his way, no matter where he turns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet over the course of one year of Johnsey's life, \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About December\u003c\/i\u003e breathes with his grief, bewilderment, humour and agonizing self-doubt. This is a heart-twisting tale of a lonely man struggling to make sense of a world moving faster than he is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonal Ryan's award-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Spinning Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, garnered unprecedented acclaim, and \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About December\u003c\/i\u003e confirms his status as one of the best writers of his generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His paragraphs are unnoticeably beautiful, his heart always on show, and he writes with a social accuracy that is devastating'\u003cb\u003e ANNE ENRIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eC\u003c\/i\u003eompelling and heartbreaking . beautiful, yet simple and utterly convincing'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Painfully moving . Ryan's work has set a benchmark to which other writers will aspire' \u003cb\u003eJOHN BOYNE, \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCements Ryan as the sharpest chronicler of modern Irish life' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eESQUIRE\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":56451417375094,"sku":"9780552773577","price":7.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32227766.jpg?v=1760462450","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780552773577-the-thing-about-december","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}