{"product_id":"9781035024896-after-a-dance","title":"After a Dance","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelected Stories\u003cbr\u003eA visceral, entertaining and unforgettable collection of stories from the celebrated author and screenwriter, Bridget O'Connor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'These are some of the wildest, arresting, just plain brilliant short stories I've read in a long time.' - Roddy Doyle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Walked Into Doors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a Dance\u003c\/i\u003e is the compiled collection of short stories from acclaimed writer Bridget O'Connor, with an exclusive preface from the author's daughter, Constance Straughan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridget O'Connor was one of the great short story writers of her generation. She had a voice that was viscerally funny and an eye for both the glaring reality and the absurdity of the everyday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAfter A Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, we meet a selection of O'Connor's most memorable characters often living on the margin of their own lives: from the anonymous thief set on an unusual prize to the hungover best man clinging to what he's lost, to the unrepentant gold-digger who always comes out on top. From unravelling narcissists to melancholy romantics all human life is here - at its best and at its delightful worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513843097697,"sku":"9781035024896","price":13.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29642495.jpg?v=1725625894","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035024896-after-a-dance","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}