{"product_id":"bullfighting-9780099555629","title":"Bullfighting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBullfighting \u003c\/i\u003emoves from classrooms to graveyards, local pubs to bullrings; featuring an array of men at their working day and at rest, taking stock and reliving past glories. Each is concerned with loss in different ways - of their place in the world, of power, virility, love - of the boom days and the Celtic Tiger. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly observed, funny and moving, the stories in \u003ci\u003eBullfighting\u003c\/i\u003e present a new vision of contemporary Ireland, of its woes and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn effortless read, told in warm and witty Roddy Doyle style. * Reading Matters *\u003cbr\u003eRealistic and funny... This is a funny book about serious stuff... Doyle's descriptions of fatherhood will leave a powerful impression on any reader -- Christina Appleyard * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eProbably the finest collection of Irish short stories since James Joyce's \u003ci\u003eDubliners\u003c\/i\u003e * Globe and Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThe trademark deadpan style of Doyle's storytelling make this an entirely believable comedy -- Gerard Woodward * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eRoddy Doyle's Bullfighting offers a series of rare and beautiful mid-life meditations -- Jane Clinton * Sunday Express *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017527263575,"sku":"9780099555629","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099555629.jpg?v=1750773836","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bullfighting-9780099555629","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}