{"product_id":"9780861545896","title":"Paul Lynch - Prophet Song","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Paul Lynch. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Political, Dystopian, Disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner Of The Booker Prize 2023\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner Of The 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Prize * Shortlisted For The An Post Irish Book Of The Year 2023 * Shortlisted For The Strega European Prize * Shortlisted For The Dublin Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sunday Times Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New York Times Editor's Choice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Amazon Top 10 Book Of December 2023\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Book of the Year for 2023 according to the Guardian, Ft, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Sunday Independent, Economist, Big Issue, Daily Telegraph, Irish Times and Waterstones\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A Crucial Book For Our Current Times... Brilliantly Haunting.' Observer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe explosive literary sensation: a mother faces a terrible choice as Ireland slides into totalitarianism \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the Gnsb on her step. Two officers from Ireland's newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, Larry, a trade unionist. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIreland is falling apart. The country is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and when her husband disappears, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a society that is quickly unravelling. Soon, she must decide just how far she is willing to go to keep her family safe. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExhilarating, terrifying and propulsive, Paul Lynch's Booker Prize-winning novel is a devastating vision of a country falling apart and a moving portrait of the resilience of the human spirit when faced with the darkest of times. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A compassionate, propulsive and timely novel that forces the reader to imagine -- what if this was me?' Ft \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58249252831606,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780861545896.jpg?v=1783698838","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780861545896","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}