{"product_id":"making-space-sarah-tierny-9781916978225","title":"Making Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do we hold on to things we don't need? \"A beautifully assured debut that is part love story, part psychological slow-burner\" (Emma Jane Unsworth, international bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAnimals\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiriam is twenty-nine; temping, living with a flatmate who is no longer a friend, and still trying to find her place in life. To move forward, she decides to dispose of the many possessions that anchor her in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Erik, an artist and photographer in his mid-forties, hires Miriam to help clear out his book-filled, paper-packed home, she begins to feel drawn to him, despite his obsessive hoarding and the fact that he's still haunted by his previous marriage. But can there be a happy ending for the troubled pair?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful, moving novel explores the unlikely relationship between two very different people-and explores deep questions about fear, freedom, and attachment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Weaves its way through the cracks of our everyday perceptions to skilfully explore complex issues around illness, grief and longing. . . . Combining exquisite descriptions with scalpel-sharp human insights, this is a book to languish in, and emerge from deeply moved. It marks the arrival of an elegant and thrilling new voice in literary fiction.\" -Emma Jane Unsworth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A simply riveting and unfailingly entertaining read.\" -Midwest Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A strong debut novel.\" -The Manchester Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Tierny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916978223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916978225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodhound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.61d","brand":"Sarah Tierny","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873965977855,"sku":"9781916978225","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-space-sarah-tierny-9781916978225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}