{"product_id":"the-love-object-9780571282951","title":"The Love Object","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''O''Brien writes the most beautiful, aching stories of any writer, anywhere.'' \u003cb\u003eAlice Munro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The taboo-breaking, the fabulous prose  there''s no one like O''Brien.'' \u003cb\u003eAnne Enright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Heart-breaking empathy, rigorous honesty and peerless beauty.'' \u003cb\u003eEimear McBride\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A profound intelligence spurred on by a tangible, fizzing joy.'' \u003cb\u003eMegan Nolan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brilliant and brave.'' \u003cb\u003eAnn Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A revolution.'' \u003cb\u003eJohn Banville\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Glittering energy.'' \u003cb\u003eColm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning five decades of writing, and winning the Frank O''Connor International Short Story Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Love Object \u003c\/i\u003ecollects the most luminous stories by Edna O''Brien that have bewitched generation after generation. Here you will find tales of families, feuds, enchantment, despair, and the manifold bonds of love. There are stories about the tension between country and city life, the instinct towards escape and nostalgia for home; always crafted in shimmering prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eO'Brien anatomises with a forensic eye the yearning for love ...these stories [have] extraordinary power. -- Matthew Dennison The Times Every one of the stories included is a shining example of a master at work. -- Lucy Scholes Observer","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403096924503,"sku":"9780571282951","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571282951.jpg?v=1730482392","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-love-object-9780571282951","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}