{"product_id":"life-without-children-stories-library-binding","title":"Life Without Children: Stories - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly warm, witty and moving portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heart-rending and uplifting short stories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLove and marriage. Children and family. Death and grief. Life touches everyone the same. But living under lockdown, it changes us alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these ten, beautifully moving short stories, Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle paints a collective portrait of our strange times. A man abroad wanders the stag-and-hen-strewn streets of Newcastle, as news of the virus at home asks him to question his next move. An exhausted nurse struggles to let go, having lost a much-loved patient in isolation. A middle-aged son, barred from his mother's funeral, wakes to an oncoming hangover of regret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with Doyle's signature warmth, wit and extraordinary eye for the richness that underpins the quiet of our lives, \u003ci\u003eLife Without Children\u003c\/i\u003e cuts to the heart of how we are all navigating loss, loneliness and the shifting of history underneath our feet.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRODDY DOYLE was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of ten acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Commitments, The Van\u003c\/i\u003e (a finalist for the Booker Prize), \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Booker Prize), \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Walked Into Doors, A Star Called Henry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guts \u003c\/i\u003eand, most recently, \u003ci\u003e Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Doyle has also written several collections of stories, as well as \u003ci\u003eTwo Pints, Two More Pints\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwo for the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, and several works for children and young adults including the Rover novels. He lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 251\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727564017727,"sku":"9781432896164","price":65.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/278f3f5c5b4d0023bcad8a21f7843863.webp?v=1765115301","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/life-without-children-stories-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}