{"product_id":"little-vanities-by-sarah-gilmartin-9781805338031","title":"Little Vanities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTWO COUPLES, TWENTY YEARS AND AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF LOVE, SECRETS AND BETRAYAL.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Wonderfully authentic, electrifying - there are dramas within dramas here and the unravelling is exhilarating when it comes' \u003cb\u003eClare Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'You will not be able to stop reading this story of the deepest of betrayals' \u003cb\u003eEmilie Pine, author of \u003ci\u003eRuth Pen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A natural writer' \u003cb\u003eAnne Enright, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wren, The Wren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDylan, Stevie and Ben have been inseparable since their days at Trinity, when everything seemed possible. A glance between them can still conjure their younger selves: dancing beneath pulsing lights, the sharp taste of salt after swims in Dublin Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo decades on, life feels smaller. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, cared for by his wife Rachel. Across town, Stevie and Ben's relationship has settled into weary routine. Then, after countless auditions, Ben lands a role in Pinter's \u003ci\u003eBetrayal\u003c\/i\u003e. As rehearsals unfold, the play's shifting allegiances seep into reality, reviving old jealousies and awakening sudden longings, as each must reckon with how far they're willing to go in pursuit of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWry, sexy and deftly observed, \u003ci\u003eLittle Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about the dangerous thrill of stepping outside the roles we've been given - and the distance between the lives we imagine and the ones we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47665491640556,"sku":"9781805338031","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805338031-little-vanities.jpg?v=1779746402","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/little-vanities-by-sarah-gilmartin-9781805338031","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}