{"product_id":"shibby-magee-carrie-kabak-9798992235111","title":"Shibby Magee: An Irish Tragicomedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vanished mother. A fractured family. A lifetime of choosing the wrong men.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen their bold, brassy mother vanishes into Ireland's Traveller community, Shibby Magee and her twin sister Dorah are left behind in a family already cracking at the seams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an adult, desperate for love, Shibby is drawn to men who abuse or discard her, caught in patterns she can't yet see. She finds a measure of stability in the chaos of a restaurant kitchen, but a question persists: is her future in the settled world, or on the open road to God only knows where?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the steadfast support of Alice Duffy, a housekeeper turned surrogate mother; Moochie de Barra, a stand-in for an emotionally absent father; and Kitty Dooley, who embodies the fierce pride and harsh realities of Traveller life - Shibby begins to confront hard truths about cultural identity, family, and what it will take to find where she truly belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with texture and lyrical rhythm, this novel traces how early abandonment echoes into midlife, revealing what endures, what shifts, and how the cycle repeats until it finally breaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eSmall Things Like These\u003c\/em\u003e by Claire Keegan and Donal Ryan's \u003cem\u003eAll We Shall Know\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Queen of Dirt Island, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eShibby Magee\u003c\/em\u003e is a warm yet incisive portrait of a woman shaped by loss, grief, and social prejudice as she struggles toward dignity, love, and self-possession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carrie Kabak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992235111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corbyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Carrie Kabak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623654306047,"sku":"9798992235111","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shibby-magee-carrie-kabak-9798992235111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}