{"product_id":"9780861545865","title":"The Alternatives","description":"Author: Hughes, Caoilinn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780861545865\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEQUAL PARTS HILARIOUS AND PROFOUND, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ALTERNATIVES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e IS A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL ABOUT FOUR GIFTED IRISH SISTERS, FROM A MAJOR LITERARY VOICE. PERFECT FOR FANS OF JONATHAN FRANZEN, MAGGIE O'FARRELL AND CLAIRE VAYE WATKINS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOlwen was plunged prematurely into adulthood when her parents died in tragic circumstances. She and her three younger sisters     each single, each with a PhD     are now in their thirties and leading disparate, distanced lives. Until one day Olwen, a geologist haunted by a terrible awareness of the Earth's future, abruptly vanishes from her home. \u003cbr\u003eTogether for the first time in years, her three siblings descend on the Irish countryside in search of a sister who doesn't actually want to be found. In an isolated rural bungalow they reach into their uncommon past, confronting both old wounds and a desperately uncertain future. \u003cbr\u003eFiercely witty and unexpectedly hopeful, The Alternatives is an unforgettable portrait of a family perched on our collective precipice, told by one of Ireland's most gifted storytellers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Alternatives is both a book of ideas and a gripping read, formally audacious yet deeply humane. Superb.' Rumaan Alam, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeave the World Behind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636922732702,"sku":"UBD-9780861545865","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780861545865.jpg?v=1774399708","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780861545865","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}