{"product_id":"the-news-from-dublin-by-colm-toibin","title":"The News from Dublin by Colm Tóibín","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Time\u003c\/i\u003es besteller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The work of a writer who has once again demonstrated complete command of his craft'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e- The Irish Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Short stories to astonish and delight'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tales of quiet power' \u003c\/b\u003eThe Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe News from Dublin\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautiful collection of short stories from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Island\u003c\/i\u003e, Colm Toibin delves into the days and nights of those living far from home: lives of great longing, at a great distance from past lives and past selves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted by crimes he has committed. A man goes to Dublin from Enniscorthy to implore the Minister for Health for a special favour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young woman is pregnant during the Spanish Civil War. An undocumented worker finds himself living an illegal life and must leave San Francisco, and his child, after thirty years in America. Three sisters who have been living in Argentina decide to return to Catalonia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Toibin is the consummate cartographer of the private self, summoning with restrained acuity (and a delicious streak of sly humour) the thoughts his characters struggle to find words for' - Clare Clark, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winding Stair Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57329829314908,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/0691\/0035\/files\/9781035030743.jpg?v=1775907148","url":"https:\/\/winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-news-from-dublin-by-colm-toibin","provider":"Winding Stair Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}