{"product_id":"the-post-birthday-world-9780061187896","title":"The Post-Birthday World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Complex and nervy, Shriver's clever meditation will intrigue anyone who has ever wondered how things might have turned out had they followed, or ignored, a life-changing impulse.\" --\u003cem\u003e People\u003c\/em\u003e (Critic's Choice)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis dazzling novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin \u003c\/em\u003etakes a psychological and deeply human look at love and volition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes the course of life hinge on a single kiss? Whether the American expatriate Irena McGovern does or doesn't lean into a certain pair of lips in London will determine whether she stays with her smart, disciplined, intellectual American partner Lawrence, or runs off with Ramsey--a wild, exuberant British snooker star the couple has known for years. Employing a parallel-universe structure, Shriver follows Irena's life as it unfolds under the influence of two drastically different men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a tour de force that, remarkably, has no villains, Shriver explores the implications, both large and small, of our choice of mate--a subject of timeless, universal fascination for both sexes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShriver, Lionel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLionel Shriver's\u003c\/strong\u003e fiction includes \u003cem\u003eThe Mandibles\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eProperty\u003c\/em\u003e; the National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eSo Much for Tha\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003et\u003c\/em\u003e; the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Post-Birthday World\u003c\/em\u003e; and the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin\u003c\/em\u003e, adapted for a 2010 film starring Tilda Swinton. Her journalism has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. She's a regular columnist for the \u003cem\u003eSpectator \u003c\/em\u003ein Britain and \u003cem\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e in the US. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668896780562,"sku":"9780061187896","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7506cd0-0ac1-4840-9d4a-465c7722018f.jpg?v=1733751799","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-post-birthday-world-9780061187896","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}