{"product_id":"touchy-subjects-paperback","title":"Touchy Subjects - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Excellent new collection... Her touch is so light and exuberantly inventive, her insight at once so forensic and intimate, her people so ordinary even in their oddities. ... Unnervingly exact.' - \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sparkling collection of nineteen stories, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSlammerkin \u003c\/em\u003ereturns to contemporary affairs, exposing the private dilemmas that result from some of our most public controversies. A man finds God and finally wants to father a child--only his wife is now forty-two years old. A coach's son discovers his sexuality on the football field. A repressed young woman finds liberation in her roommate's bizarre secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of these stories involve animals and what they mean to us, or babies and whether to have them; some reimagine biblical plots in modern contexts. With characters old, young, straight, gay, and simply confused, Donoghue dazzles with her range and her ability to touch lightly but penetrate deeply into the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTouchy Subjects \u003c\/i\u003eis lucid, concise, clever and poignant. Roaming the globe, from many walks of life, bearing their painful and wonderful aspects alike, Donoghue's characters will remind readers of themselves in the here and now. \u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this sparkling collection of nineteen stories, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSlammerkin \u003c\/i\u003ereturns to contemporary affairs, dramatizing the private dilemmas that result from some of our most public controversies. A man finds God and finally wants to father a child only his wife is now forty-two years old. A coach s son discovers his sexuality on the football field. A roommate s bizarre secret awakens a repressed young woman. With characters old, young, straight, gay, and simply confused, Donoghue dazzles with her range and her ability to touch lightly but delve deeply into the human condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In her new story collection, \u003ci\u003eSlammerkin\u003c\/i\u003e author Emma Donoghue raises an impressive array of \u003ci\u003eTouchy Subjects, \u003c\/i\u003e delving into what it means to be human.\" \u003ci\u003eElle \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Contain[s] plenty of well-crafted human observation.\" \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMMA DONOGHUE\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish novelist, playwright, and historian. She is the author of four novels, two collections of short stories, and a collection of fairy tales. She lives in London, Ontario. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724653563967,"sku":"9780156032612","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bd995eafd5dd25b0f2e255457c7bb061.webp?v=1765103426","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/touchy-subjects-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}