{"product_id":"9780571375561","title":"Soldier Sailor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS HEARD ON FRONT ROW - a resonant and provocative novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing' Stephanie Merritt, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Very, very funny' PAUL MURRAY\u003cbr\u003e'My favourite book I've read this year' PANDORA SYKES \u003cbr\u003e'Intense, furious, moving and often extremely funny' DAVID NICHOLS \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn one of the most acclaimed novels of the year, her first in over a decade, Claire Kilroy takes us deep into the mind of her unforgettable heroine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the clash of fierce love for a new life with a seismic change in identity, she vividly realises the tumultuous emotions of a new mother. As her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of love, autonomy creativity and the passing of time, an old friend makes a welcome return - but can he really offer a lifeline to the woman she used to be?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders adore \u003ci\u003eSoldier Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***** 'Unbearably tense and frequently hilarious.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'An entirely different voltage to anything I've read. . . she somehow manages to verbalise *exactly* the feelings and thoughts I, certainly, had at points when I was a young mother'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'This story touched me on such a visceral level.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I was held captive by this novel. . . an utterly absorbing depiction of motherhood'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I loved this book. Any woman, with or without children, will see themselves mirrored in this narrative'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'An excellent, interesting and rather unforgettable creation.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claire Kilroy","offers":[{"title":"Faber \u0026amp; Faber |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (UK) |  2023-07-11","offer_id":44151372054783,"sku":"9780571375561","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_16e50ee3-9a50-4e7b-9bb0-398e2f23b58a.jpg?v=1680981760","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780571375561","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}