{"product_id":"the-city-changes-its-face-hardcover","title":"The City Changes Its Face - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEimear McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA most anticipated novel of 2025 in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Financial Times, Irish Times, New Statesman, Independent, Sunday Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Stylist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"One of the finest writers at work today.\" ANNE ENRIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Her prose is as haunting and moving as music.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH MCCRACKEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McBride is a cartographer of the secret self, guiding us towards hidden treasure.\" CLAIRE KILROY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"So, all would be grand then, as far as the eye could see. Which it was, for a while. Up until the city, remembering its knives and forks, invited itself in to dine.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1995. Outside their grimy window, the city rushes by. But in the flat there is only Stephen and Eily. Their bodies, the tangled sheets. Unpacked boxes stacked in the kitchen and the total obsession of new love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighteen months later, the flat feels different. Love is merging with reality. Stephen's teenage daughter has re-appeared, while Eily has made a choice, the consequences of which she cannot outrun. Now they face a reckoning for all that's been left unspoken - emotions, secrets and ambitions. Tonight, if they are to find one another again, what must be said aloud? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLove rallies against life. Time tells truths. The city changes its face.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEimear McBride\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eA Girl is a Half-formed Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lesser Bohemians\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrange Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe City Changes Its Face\u003c\/i\u003e. She held the inaugural Creative Fellowship at the Beckett Research Centre, University of Reading and is the recipient of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Goldsmiths Prize, Kerry Prize, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157434269759,"sku":"9780571384211","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dZ4jzsYJdz9780571384211.webp?v=1776981209","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-city-changes-its-face-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}