{"product_id":"the-golden-ass-ciaran-odriscoll-9781738499717","title":"The Golden Ass","description":"\"The Golden Ass\" weaves together several storylines and characters. The main character Martin, an Irishman teaching in Paris, takes a sabbatical from marriage and family life to confront his demons of sexual confusion and PTSD arising from his period as a monk. Guilt-ridden, pursued by rumours of criminality, he travels through Europe to Rome, where he meets Hilary, an angelic rent boy in his twenties. They begin a whirlwind affair. Martin's wife, Sarah, goes in search of him.\"The Golden Ass\" it alludes to the ancient Roman novel of the same name which was the story of a man turned into a donkey. Similarly in O'Driscoll's work the protagonist undergoes personal and psychological transformation. Early reviews of the novella has described it as \"Disturbing, heart-warming and with generous amounts of darkly funny moments.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ciaran O'Driscoll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1738499715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781738499717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Limerick Writers' Centre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Ciaran O'Driscoll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659507151103,"sku":"9781738499717","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-golden-ass-ciaran-odriscoll-9781738499717","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}