{"product_id":"the-city-changes-its-face-9780571384211","title":"The City Changes Its Face","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA most anticipated novel of 2025 in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Financial Times, Irish Times, New Statesman, Independent, Sunday Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Stylist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"One of the finest writers at work today.\" ANNE ENRIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Her prose is as haunting and moving as music.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH MCCRACKEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McBride is a cartographer of the secret self, guiding us towards hidden treasure.\" CLAIRE KILROY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"So, all would be grand then, as far as the eye could see. Which it was, for a while. Up until the city, remembering its knives and forks, invited itself in to dine.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1995. Outside their grimy window, the city rushes by. But in the flat there is only Stephen and Eily. Their bodies, the tangled sheets. Unpacked boxes stacked in the kitchen and the total obsession of new love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighteen months later, the flat feels different. Love is merging with reality. Stephen's teenage daughter has re-appeared, while Eily has made a choice, the consequences of which she cannot outrun. Now they face a reckoning for all that's been left unspoken - emotions, secrets and ambitions. Tonight, if they are to find one another again, what must be said aloud? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLove rallies against life. Time tells truths. The city changes its face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571384211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eimear McBride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280954818741,"sku":"9780571384211","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c58267e1-0ff5-48da-8620-a28c259e8258.jpg?v=1751469983","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-city-changes-its-face-9780571384211","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}