{"product_id":"nesting-9781643757773","title":"Nesting","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Women's Prize \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAn Instant Bestseller in Ireland and the UK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this beautiful, urgent, and ultimately uplifting novel by a rising Irish literary star comes a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one woman trying to leave her marriage and start over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a bright spring afternoon, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes off the clothesline, she straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she knows for certain is that home is no longer safe--and that this time, when she leaves, she must stay away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the surface, she has a perfect life: her sometimes kind and attentive husband, Ryan, is a good provider from a nice family, and they have another baby on the way. But he also monitors Ciara's every move, flies into unpredictable rages where he convinces her she can do nothing right, and has isolated her from work, friends, and her beloved family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Was fleeing the right thing to do? With no job and no support, Ciara struggles to provide a sense of normalcy for her little girls. Facing a broken housing system, they move into a hotel room on a floor reserved for women like her, eating takeout, washing their clothes in the bathroom sink, and building a community with the other residents. Ryan, meanwhile, wages a relentless campaign to win her back, and Ciara wavers. He never hit her, after all, and don't the girls need a stable home? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suspenseful and all-consuming, Roisín O'Donnell's extraordinary debut creates a devastating portrait of gaslighting and emotional abuse. Ultimately, Nesting is a triumphant story about self-determination, family, and resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoisín O'Donnell\u003c\/b\u003e's short story \"Sleep Watchers\" was shortlisted for Short Story of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards this year. Her story, \"How to Build a Space Rocket,\" won the same prize in 2018. She is the author of the collection \u003ci\u003eWild Quiet\u003c\/i\u003e, published by New Island Books in 2016, which was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2017, listed in the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e' favorite books of 2016 and was shortlisted for the Kate O'Brien Award 2017 as well as the International Rubery Book Award. Her short fiction has featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Stinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tangerine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e and many other places. Other stories have been selected for major anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eThe Long Gaze Back\u003c\/i\u003e, and have featured on RTÉ Radio. \u003ci\u003eNesting\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. She lives near Dublin with her two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199678775570,"sku":"9781643757773","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96946811-10ec-41b8-ac36-d4b6943c5441.jpg?v=1772013806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nesting-9781643757773","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}