{"product_id":"someone-by-alice-mcdermott","title":"Someone by Alice McDermott - USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe quietest life can resonate the longest. A beautiful, bittersweet masterpiece about a remarkable journey of the heart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2015\u003cbr\u003e LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSomeone\u003c\/i\u003e begins on the stoop of a Brooklyn apartment building where Marie is waiting for her father to come home from work. It is the 1920s and in her Irish-American enclave the stories of her neighbours unfold before her short-sighted eyes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the years pass Marie's own history plays out against the backdrop of a changing world. This is the story of one life in all its devastating pains and unexpected joys; its bursts of brilliant clarity and moments of profound confusion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fragments of a curious childhood, of adolescent sexual awakenings, of motherhood and, finally, old age are pieced together in this resonant tale of an unremarkable, unforgettable woman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e______________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A beautiful book'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Masterful'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Exquisite'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781408847268\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254001041471,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/16583373482689.jpg?v=1778650745","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/someone-by-alice-mcdermott","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}