{"product_id":"saoirse-by-charleen-hurtubise-9781804441954","title":"Saoirse","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Beautifully written and enticingly intriguing' - Liz Nugent, author of \u003cem\u003eStrange Sally Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Audacious and propulsive, a story surges with emotion - this is a dazzling novel' - Colin Walsh, author of \u003cem\u003eKala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the fine line between dishonesty and reinvention, \u003cem\u003eSaoirse\u003c\/em\u003e is an evocative and compelling story of a woman perpetually in flight. A book for fans of \u003cem\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/em\u003e by Louise Kennedy and Barbara Kingsolver's \u003cem\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the wilds of Donegal, Ireland, 1999, Saoirse is an artist living an outwardly idyllic life. Her tender husband Daithí and two beloved daughters are regular subjects for her work, and in them, she has found the safe home that she has always longed for. She tends not to talk about her past, and those that love her have learned to accept that the full story is too painful for her to disclose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen her Dublin exhibition unexpectedly wins a prestigious award that invites a swarm of publicity, Saoirse is left panic stricken. The unanticipated recognition threatens to expose a decade's worth of buried memories and past crimes. Because what her family and friends don't know is that Saoirse has been on the run since she was seventeen, she has stolen an identity to survive, and whilst Ireland might now be her home, it wasn't her first - and now her past life is poised to reclaim her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel weaves between flashbacks to a complicated childhood in Michigan, and Saoirse's journey to and in Ireland to forge safety for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496515485932,"sku":"9781804441954","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804441954-saoirse.jpg?v=1775798158","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/saoirse-by-charleen-hurtubise-9781804441954","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}