{"product_id":"on-canaans-side-paperback","title":"On Canaan's Side - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSebastian Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Booker Prize, a mesmerizing new novel from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOld God's Time \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA first-person narrative of Lilly Bere's life, \u003ci\u003eOn Canaan's Side\u003c\/i\u003e opens as the eighty-five-year-old Irish émigré mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. Lilly, the daughter of a Dublin policeman, revisits her eventful past, going back to the moment she was forced to flee Ireland at the end of the First World War. She continues her tale in America, where--far from her family--she first tastes the sweetness of love and the bitterness of betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning nearly seven decades, Sebastian Barry's extraordinary fifth novel explores memory, war, family ties, love, and loss, distilling the complexity and beauty of life into his haunting prose.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSebastian Barry\u003c\/b\u003e's novel \u003ci\u003eA Long Long Way\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, as was \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist, winner of the Costa Book of the Year award and the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction, as well as the Irish Novel of the Year, and was selected as a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAnnie Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e. His plays have been produced in London, Dublin, Sydney and New York. Barry lives in Wicklow, Ireland, with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.81 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763210322208,"sku":"9780143122180","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b18eedc3d20524ae5b659e74f93706cd.webp?v=1780229846","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-canaans-side-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}