{"product_id":"life-without-children-stories-9780593300589","title":"Life Without Children: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Doyle] imparts a sense of poignancy and glimpses of happiness, of grief and loss and small moments of connection . . . you're left feeling close to dazzled.\" --Daphne Merkin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliantly warm and witty portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heartrending short stories, from the Booker Prize-\u003cb\u003ewinning author of \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLove and marriage. Children and family. Death and grief. Life touches everyone the same. But living under lockdown, it changes us alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these ten beautifully moving short stories written mostly over the last year, Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle paints a collective portrait of our strange times. A man abroad wanders the stag-and-hen-strewn streets of Newcastle, as news of the virus at home asks him to question his next move. An exhausted nurse struggles to let go, having lost a much-loved patient in isolation. A middle-aged son, barred from his mother's funeral, wakes to an oncoming hangover of regret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with Doyle's signature warmth, wit, and extraordinary eye for the richness that underpins the quiet of our lives, \u003ci\u003eLife Without Children\u003c\/i\u003e cuts to the heart of how we are all navigating loss, loneliness, and the shifting of history underneath our feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of ten acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Commitments, The Van\u003c\/i\u003e (a finalist for the Booker Prize), \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Booker Prize), \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Walked Into Doors, A Star Called Henry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guts\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eSmile\u003c\/i\u003e. Doyle has also written several collections of stories, as well as \u003ci\u003eTwo Pints, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwo More Pints\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwo for the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, and several works for children and young adults including the Rover novels. He lives in Dublin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50455084171538,"sku":"9780593300589","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_114dded3-b4e2-49e9-af51-220284d3b6a3.jpg?v=1729873541","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-without-children-stories-9780593300589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}