{"product_id":"little-red-chairs-paperback","title":"Little Red Chairs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdna O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fiercely beautiful novel about one woman's struggle to reclaim a life shattered by betrayal from the 2018 winner of the PEN\/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One night, in the dead of winter, a mysterious stranger arrives in the small Irish town of Cloonoila. Broodingly handsome, worldly, and charismatic, Dr. Vladimir Dragan is a poet, a self-proclaimed holistic healer, and a welcome disruption to the monotony of village life. Before long, the beautiful black-haired Fidelma McBride falls under his spell and, defying the shackles of wedlock and convention, turns to him to cure her of her deepest pains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then, one morning, the illusion is abruptly shattered. While en route to pay tribute at Yeats's grave, Dr. Vlad is arrested and revealed to be a notorious war criminal and mass murderer. The Cloonoila community is devastated by this revelation, and no one more than Fidelma, who is made to pay for her deviance and desire. In disgrace and utterly alone, she embarks on a journey that will bring both profound hardship and, ultimately, the prospect of redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moving from Ireland to London and then to The Hague, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Red Chairs\u003c\/i\u003e is Edna O'Brien's first novel in ten years -- a vivid and unflinching exploration of humanity's capacity for evil and artifice as well as the bravest kind of love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdna O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Country Girls\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Light of Evening\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Love Object\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other acclaimed books. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, O'Brien has lived in London for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751739818272,"sku":"9780316378246","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bc8d6c91f518d7dedc251b2519edd8b2.webp?v=1779979030","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/little-red-chairs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}