{"product_id":"9781035030743","title":"The News from Dublin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nine tales of quiet power' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe News from Dublin\u003c\/i\u003e, Colm Toibin delves into the days and nights of those living far from home: lives of great longing, at a great distance from past lives and past selves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted by crimes he has committed. A man goes to Dublin from Enniscorthy to implore the Minister for Health for a special favour. A young woman is pregnant during the Spanish Civil War. An undocumented worker finds himself living an illegal life and must leave San Francisco, and his child, after thirty years in America. Three sisters who have been living in Argentina decide to return to Catalonia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Elegant and economical, these understated stories delve into the hearts of Toibin's characters as they face grief and sadness, loss and loneliness' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A writer who has once again demonstrated complete command of his craft' - \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Colm Toibin:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful' - \u003cb\u003eDouglas Stuart, author of \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He writes with rare tenderness' - \u003cb\u003eJohn Banville, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A giant amongst storytellers' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of our finest contemporary writers' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55732012450168,"sku":"9781035030743","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781035030743.jpg?v=1794266270","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781035030743","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}