{"product_id":"duffy-and-son-9780008473105","title":"Duffy and Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sunday Business Post Fiction Book of the Year Shortlisted for Popular Fiction Book of the Year - An Post Irish Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA heart-warming and hilarious novel about life, love, and the weight of all we leave unsaid, \u003cem\u003eDuffy \u0026amp; Son\u003c\/em\u003e is a quietly moving masterpiece from one of Ireland's most gifted comic writers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEugene Duffy is turning 70; his son Jim is turning 40.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor decades now, they've been running the family hardware shop and living in good-natured bachelor harmony. But time is marching on, and with thoughts of old age weighing heavily on his mind, Eugene is growing increasingly concerned about his son's future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe resolves to help in the best way possible: by finding Jim a wife. And he's not going to let anyone - let alone Jim himself - stand in his way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReminiscent of Fredrik Backman's bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDuffy and Son\u003c\/em\u003e contains a likeable but curmudgeonly main character, wry humour, tremendous heart, as well as a strong sense of community. It is a funny and heartwarming novel which celebrates the messiness of ordinary lives and would make a perfect reading group choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamien Owens is the author of four novels -- \u003cem\u003eDead Cat Bounce\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeter and Mary Have a Row\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bright Side\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLittle Black Everything\u003c\/em\u003e. The latter two were published under the pen name Alex Coleman. He is also the creator and writer of \u003cem\u003eTrivia\u003c\/em\u003e, a television comedy\/drama which ran for two series on RTÉ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamien has contributed comic material to a number of other television and radio programmes, and to numerous magazines and newspapers in Ireland, Britain and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe lives in Dublin with his wife, two daughters and a small animal that is most likely a cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525970006290,"sku":"9780008473105","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf7a0b6a-74a2-4bd9-a402-599761c318dd.jpg?v=1731252160","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/duffy-and-son-9780008473105","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}