{"product_id":"the-coast-road-alan-murrin-9780063336520","title":"The Coast Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The last great book I read . . . an early proof of debut novelist Alan Murrin's \u003cem\u003eThe Coast Road\u003c\/em\u003e, about women in '90s Ireland negotiating the complexities of marriage in a country where divorce is illegal. It will no doubt be a bestseller.\"--actor Gillian Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1994\u003cem\u003e, The Coast Road\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of two women--Izzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet. Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, acting as a go-between. Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage. The friendship that develops between them will ultimately lead to tragedy for one, and freedom for the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddictive as \u003cem\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/em\u003e with a depth and compassion that rivals the works of Claire Keegan, Elizabeth Strout, and Colm Tb匤, \u003cem\u003eThe Coast Road\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about the limits placed on women's lives in Ireland only a generation ago, and the consequences women have suffered trying to gain independence. Award-winning Irish author Alan Murrin reminds us of the price we are forced to pay to find freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Murrin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063336529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063336520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2024","brand":"Alan Murrin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44716154552575,"sku":"9780063336520","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f9b714c-d325-45a5-89b8-b40fb3763a32.jpg?v=1705681253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-coast-road-alan-murrin-9780063336520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}