{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-world-is-a-cul-de-sac-stories-9780593540930","title":"The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrilliant, dark stories of women's lives by \"a very major talent\" (Joseph O\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eConnor, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these visceral, stunningly crafted stories by the author of the much-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/i\u003e, women's lives are etched by poverty--material, emotional, sexual--but also splashed by beauty, sometimes even joy, as they search for the good in the cards they've been dealt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wife is abandoned by her new husband in a derelict housing estate, with blood on her hands. An expectant mother's worst fears about her husband's entanglement with a teenage girl are confirmed. A sister is tormented by visions of the man her brother murdered during the Troubles. A woman struggles to forgive herself after an abortion threatens to destroy her marriage. Plumbing the depths of intimacy, violence, and redemption, these stories are \"dazzling, heartbreaking . . . keen to share the lessons of a lifetime\" (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e grew up near Belfast. The author of the novel \u003ci\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/i\u003e, she has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and BBC Radio 4. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a chef for almost thirty years. She lives in Sligo, Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875400749330,"sku":"9780593540930","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f48a5be-bae0-475d-80cd-3d06b4e93b7a.jpg?v=1744281142","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-world-is-a-cul-de-sac-stories-9780593540930","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}