{"product_id":"the-coast-road-irish-book-awards-winner-a-gripping-literary-drama-about-womens-lives-in-1990s-ireland-0063336561","title":"The Coast Road: Irish Book Awards Winner - A Gripping Literary Drama About Women's Lives in 1990s Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0063336561\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Murrin, Alan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year 2024Shortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Book PrizeA poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.Murrin powerfully renders the ways that womens freedom, individuality, and self-expression are stifled by religion, custom, and gossip.-The New YorkerA painful, gorgeous debut.-ElleSet in 1994, The Coast Road tells the story of two women-Izzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet. Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children.The only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, acting as a go-between. Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage. The friendship that develops between them will ultimately lead to tragedy for one, and freedom for the other.Addictive as Big Little Lies with a depth and compassion that rivals the works of Claire Keegan, Elizabeth Strout, and Colm Tóibín, The Coast Road is a story about the limits placed on womens lives in Ireland only a generation ago, and the consequences women have suffered trying to gain independence. Award-winning Irish author Alan Murrin reminds us of the price we are forced to pay to find freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51530502340896,"sku":"NEW0063336561","price":16.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81RHh1xqrHL.jpg?v=1777266971","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-coast-road-irish-book-awards-winner-a-gripping-literary-drama-about-womens-lives-in-1990s-ireland-0063336561","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}