{"product_id":"imperfect-beings-dermot-bolger-9781835940464","title":"Imperfect Beings","description":"\u003cb\u003eImperfect beings confront past loves and choices as joy, loss, and betrayal echo across decades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a series of unexpected moments when past loves and choices re-surface with startling clarity, the imperfect beings who populate these stories find themselves finally grasping the impact of crucial early relationships, as joy, loss and betrayal echo across decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man searches for a possible secret half-sister to understand his father. A woman is haunted by a boy's death fifty years ago. A lighthouse keeper recalls his first relationship. A public figure, slipping into dementia, relives a fateful night that haunts him. A man seeks insights into his mother's past on a remote Portuguese island. From childhood holidays shadowed by tragedy to chance reunions that rewrite old narratives, Bolger's complex and deeply humane characters reveal the fragile beauty of human connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dermot Bolger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1835940463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835940464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Dermot Bolger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874517987583,"sku":"9781835940464","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imperfect-beings-dermot-bolger-9781835940464","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}