{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-world-is-a-cul-de-sac-stories-paperback","title":"The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouise Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Women's Prize, and the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe End of the World Is a Cul de Sac\u003c\/i\u003e. Before starting her writing career, she worked as a chef for almost thirty years. She lives in Sligo, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377973870770,"sku":"9780593540930","price":18.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/PSkCXeJ4cN9780593540930.webp?v=1783055849","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-end-of-the-world-is-a-cul-de-sac-stories-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}