{"product_id":"time-and-tide-paperback-1","title":"Time and Tide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdna O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA newly reissued novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eGirl\u003c\/i\u003e, \"one of the most celebrated writers in the English language\" (NPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As her disturbing novel clearly reveals, Edna O'Brien possesses what Henry James called an imagination for\u003cbr\u003edisaster... \u003ci\u003eTime and Tide\u003c\/i\u003e] is an anthology of heightened moments...never less than brilliantly expressed.\"\u003cb\u003e --Joel Conarroe, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTime and Tide is a fragmented novel detailing the loves and catastrophes--and catastrophic loves--of Nell, an Irish woman trying to make a life for herself in the literary world of London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA whimsical beauty who has swapped the suffocating narrowness of her native land for the loveless brutality of England (\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e), Nell is in flight from bitter, controlling, and small-minded parents, yet risks becoming just such a mother to her own sons. She seeks comfort and acceptance, yet finds death, drugs, and an orgy of humiliation (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). She seeks companionship, yet finds one after another predatory man: sadists, alcoholics, unscrupulous doctors, and even child molesters. Can Nell extract from the the vast inhospitality of a creaking world some measure of beauty and grace? The answer, of course, is yes--but at the price of many illusions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Country Girls, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eEDNA O'BRIEN\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than twenty works of fiction. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Irish PEN Lifetime Achievement Award, the American National Arts Gold Medal, and the Frank O'Connor Prize. Born and raised in the west of Ireland, she has lived in London for many years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762297995552,"sku":"9780374538811","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3777e92495474010bc857d49f571d590.webp?v=1780218945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/time-and-tide-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}