{"product_id":"o-brother-paperback","title":"O Brother - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Niven\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eO Brother \u003c\/i\u003eis by turns heart-breaking and hilarious - evoking a working-class childhood of the 1970-80s and trying to answer the questions that often haunt the survivors of suicide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBEST MEMOIR OF 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. After years of chaotic struggle against the world took his own life at the age of 42. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracking the lives of two brothers in changing times - from illicit cans of lager in 70s sitting rooms to ecstasy in 90s raves - \u003ci\u003eO Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, affecting and often uproariously funny story. It is about the bonds of family and how we try to keep the best of those we lose alive. It is about black sheep and what it takes to break the ties that bind. Fundamentally it is about how families survive suicide, 'that last cry, from the saddest outpost.'\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Niven \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of eleven books, including\u003ci\u003e Kill Your Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Coming\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStraight White Male\u003c\/i\u003e. As a screenwriter his credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Trip\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKill Your Friends\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eO Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is his first non-fiction book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@estellecostanza\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726005735487,"sku":"9781805303343","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3ed54d912b36fb913209cd40c18af0a2.webp?v=1765108878","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/o-brother-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}