{"product_id":"intimacies-9780571353750","title":"Intimacies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Includes the winner of the 2021 BBC National Short Story Award*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Smart, nuanced and sometimes heart-stopping.'' \u003cb\u003eAnne Enright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutstanding.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven perfect stories.' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlorious.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy FAVE collection ever.' \u003cb\u003ePandora Sykes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn eleven stories, \u003ci\u003eIntimacies \u003c\/i\u003eexquisitely charts the steps and missteps of young women trying to find their place in the world. From a Belfast student ordering illegal drugs online to end an unwanted pregnancy to a young mother's brush with mortality, and from a Christmas Eve walking the city centre streets when everything seems possible, to a night flight from Canada which could change a life irrevocably, these are stories of love, loss and exile, of new beginnings and lives lived away from home'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbedded in these stories are exquisite, often moving descriptions where everyday moments mix with the monumental.' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Heart-stoppingly good.' - Lisa McGee, writer and creator of\u003ci\u003e Derry Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Caldwell explores what it means to be a woman with devastating honesty, warmth and compassion. She manages to get underneath the skin of her characters exploring situations which are unique, yet heartbreakingly familiar.' - Jan Carson","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403126022487,"sku":"9780571353750","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571353750.jpg?v=1730482496","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/intimacies-9780571353750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}