{"product_id":"savage-her-reply-paperback","title":"Savage Her Reply - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeirdre Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Vaughan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews, \"Best Teens and YA Books of 2023\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA feminist retelling of favourite Irish fairytale The Children of Lir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A?e marries Lir, a chieftain with four children by his previous wife. Jealous of his affection for his children, the witch A?e turns them into swans for 900 years. Retold through the voice of A?e, Savage Her Reply is unsettling and dark, yet nuanced in its exploration of the guilt of a complex character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeirdre Sullivan is an award-winning writer from Galway in the West of Ireland. She has written more than ten acclaimed works of fiction, and is Ireland's most acclaimed YA author. \u003ci\u003eSavage Her Reply\u003c\/i\u003e is her tenth book. On initial publication in Europe, \u003ci\u003eSavage Her Reply\u003c\/i\u003e won the Young Adult Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, the Children's Book Ireland Awards Book of the Year Award, and the Biennial Literacy Association of Ireland Young Adult Book Award. Her collection of dark and witchy fairytale retellings, \u003ci\u003eTangleweed and Brine \u003c\/i\u003e(Little Island Books), won Book of the Year at the 2018 Children's Books Ireland awards and Young Adult Book of the Year at the 2017 Irish Book Awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeirdre also writes short fiction and poetry, which has been published in places like \u003ci\u003eBanshee, The Penny Dreadful, Mslexia\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDublin Review. \u003c\/i\u003eHer play \u003ci\u003eWake \u003c\/i\u003ewas performed by No Ropes theatre company in February 2019.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759029813536,"sku":"9781912417674","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2a5f8cebfaf96c1bf69fe4eba748b07d.webp?v=1780141274","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/savage-her-reply-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}