{"product_id":"9781399741705-the-benefactors","title":"The Benefactors","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonglisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003eLoved by critics and readers: the major literary debut of 2025, now in a new paperback edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ \u003cb\u003eWaterstones Irish Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ \u003cbr\u003e⭐ \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ \u003cbr\u003e  ⭐ \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a joy it is to read'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Magee, author of \u003ci\u003eClose to Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I couldn't put this book down'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheena Patel, author of \u003ci\u003eI'm A Fan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful, moving, compelling, utterly enthralling'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon McGregor, author of \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A prodigiously talented author: funny and brutal by turns'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The style of Woolf but the heart of Dickens'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I miss it already . What a beautiful, hilarious blast of   brilliance'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonal Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart, Be at Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A cast of characters so vividly drawn it feels like you've known them all   your life'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Walsh, author of\u003ci\u003e Kala\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMisty thought of them as friends, the three local boys from wealthy homes.   Until upstairs at a house party an act of violence takes place, with lines drawn and repercussions for them all. On her side, Misty has her devoted father Boogie, and the formidable matriarch Nan D. On theirs, the boys have their mothers - Frankie, Bronagh and Miriam will use the considerable power at their disposal to protect their own children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd all the while, anonymous voices across the city confide in us, sometimes   offering us another perspective on what has happened, but more often telling their own stories - inviting us briefly into lives shaped by money and class, by family and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ⭐ \u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e Best Debut Novel\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ⭐ \u003cb\u003eA book of the year for: the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\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":56585136439670,"sku":"9781399741705","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41437231_0db97ed5-7a8b-41ad-adbb-31b2de30be31.jpg?v=1779934794","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399741705-the-benefactors","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}