{"product_id":"after-a-dance-9781035024896","title":"After a Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter a Dance \u003c\/i\u003eis the compiled collection of short stories from acclaimed writer Bridget O'Connor, with an exclusive preface from the author's daughter, Constance Straughan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'These are some of the wildest, arresting, just plain brilliant short stories I've read in a long time.' - Roddy Doyle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Walked Into Doors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBridget O'Connor was one of the great short story writers of her generation. She had a voice that was viscerally funny and an eye for both the glaring reality and the absurdity of the everyday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAfter A Dance, \u003c\/i\u003e we meet a selection of O'Connor's most memorable characters often living on the margin of their own lives: from the anonymous thief set on an unusual prize to the hungover best man clinging to what he's lost, to the unrepentant gold-digger who always comes out on top. From unravelling narcissists to melancholy romantics all human life is here - at its best and at its delightful worst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035024896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Bridget O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576603439285,"sku":"9781035024896","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_137d7a82-141c-4d4f-be46-7f185738b6f9.jpg?v=1724175971","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/after-a-dance-9781035024896","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}