{"product_id":"the-coast-road-a-novel","title":"The Coast Road: A Novel","description":"Winner of the Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year 2024\nShortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Book Prize\nA poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.\n“Murrin powerfully renders the ways that women’s freedom, individuality, and self-expression are stifled by religion, custom, and gossip.”—The New Yorker\n“A painful, gorgeous debut.”—Elle\nSet in 1994, The Coast Road tells the story of two women—Izzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet. Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children.\nThe only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, acting as a go-between. Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage. The friendship that develops between them will ultimately lead to tragedy for one, and freedom for the other.\nAddictive as Big Little Lies with a depth and compassion that rivals the works of Claire Keegan, Elizabeth Strout, and Colm Tóibín, The Coast Road is a story about the limits placed on women’s lives in Ireland only a generation ago, and the consequences women have suffered trying to gain independence. Award-winning Irish author Alan Murrin reminds us of the price we are forced to pay to find freedom.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0063336529\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0063336529.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Murrin, Alan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950775910577,"sku":"RDV.0063336529.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0063336529-0.jpg?v=1789851453","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-coast-road-a-novel","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}