{"product_id":"ghost-wedding-by-david-park-9780861549733","title":"Ghost Wedding","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poignant story of love and regret, from a master of contemporary Irish fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"David Park is one of Ireland's great novelists.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Roddy Doyle, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Commitments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Sebastian Faulks, Donal Ryan and Anne Tyler, this beautiful novel follows two troubled men, separated by nearly a century, bound by the ghosts of their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen George Allenby is put in charge of building a lake in the grounds of an imposing Irish manor house, he intends to do the job as swiftly as possible and return to Belfast. Allenby is still wrestling with his time as an officer during the First World War, burdened by the many things he could have done differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost a century later, Alex and Ellie are preparing for their wedding, sparing no expense to hire a venue overlooking the very lake Allenby built all those years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike Allenby before him, Alex is haunted by decisions he made in the past. Now, with the wedding drawing ever closer, he is at a crossroads. Telling the truth might free him from his guilt; it might also take away everything he cares about, including Ellie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this masterful portrait of love and betrayal, \u003cem\u003eGhost Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the many ways the past seeps into the present: destructive, formidable, but also hopeful, in the moments of fragile beauty that remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548193997036,"sku":"9780861549733","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1456a901257c757c904bc234bc93f9fd.jpg?v=1776908925","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ghost-wedding-by-david-park-9780861549733","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}