{"product_id":"birchwood-paperback","title":"Birchwood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Banville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classic novel of family, isolation and a blighted Ireland from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sea \u003c\/em\u003edepicts\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe end of innocence for a boy and his country.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once the big house on an Irish estate, Birchwood has turned into a dilapidated family manor filled with memories and despair. One disaster succeeds another, until young Gabriel Godkin runs away to join a traveling circus and look for his long-lost twin sister. Soon he discovers that famine and unrest stalk the countryside, and Ireland is ruined too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with lyrical prose, John Banville's \u003cem\u003eBirchwood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the elegiac story of the aristocratic decline of an eccentric family riddled with dark secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"John Banville is one of the greatest masters of the English language.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763861258528,"sku":"9781335928450","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/89f4282e8428c7610b71b4aa4323c9b1.webp?v=1780240481","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/birchwood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}