{"product_id":"lies-of-silence-paperback","title":"Lies of Silence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: An unhappy marriage is further shaken when IRA terrorists invade the couple's home in this \"first rate\" thriller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Dillon, a self-described \"poet in a business suit,\" is a once-aspiring writer in Belfast whose dreams have been consumed by a stultifying career as a hotel manager and a hateful marriage to his unstable wife, Moira. But on the day he decides to leave Moira for his younger lover and take off for London, IRA terrorists break into the Dillon home. Their plan is simple: They'll hold Moira hostage while Michael plants a bomb designed to kill a rabble-rousing Protestant and his flock convening for a political rally. If Michael goes to the police, Moira dies. It's only the first choice of many--because in Brian Moore's \"breathtakingly constructed\" nightmare, the day has just begun (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The plot [is] one that only a spoiler would reveal--and risk ruining the surprises that detonate throughout the novel like cleverly hidden and elegantly designed incendiary devices. The notion of 'unbearable suspense' is, of course, a cliché, but I found that I kept briefly putting down the novel to postpone the moment when I had to face what might happen next.\" --Francine Prose, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Moore (1921-1999) was born in Ireland and lived most of his adult life in Canada and the United States. He was the author of many novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLies of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Doctor's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e--all shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize--as well as \u003ci\u003eCatholics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Statement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e I Am Mary Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Wif\u003c\/i\u003ee. \u003ci\u003eThe Luck of Ginger Coffey\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded Canada's most prestigious book prize, the Governor General's Award for Fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760594387232,"sku":"9781504050333","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/82601a2f33f6249065efe8a388c6d156.webp?v=1780184284","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lies-of-silence-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}