{"product_id":"soldier-sailor-9781668051801","title":"Soldier Sailor","description":"\u003cb\u003eFINALIST for the WOMEN'S PRIZE for FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e* \u003c\/i\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eVogue's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Claire Kilroy's \"lyrical and incisive\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) novel that reads with the pace of a thriller and is filled with astute and witty observations of life with a young child.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoldier Sailor \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers deep inside the early days of motherhood. Exploring the clash of fierce love with a seismic shift in identity, Claire Kilroy conjures the raw, tumultuous emotions of a new mother, as her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of equality, autonomy, and creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoldier Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of boundless love and relentless battle, a bedtime story to a son, Sailor, recounting their early years together. Spending her days in baby groups, playgrounds, and supermarkets, Soldier doesn't know who she is anymore. She hardly sees her husband, who has taken to working late most nights. A chance encounter with a former colleague feels like a lifeline to the person she used to be but can hardly remember. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTender and harrowing, Kilroy's modern masterpiece \"hums with poetry, insight, and humor...full of truths so sharp and beautiful readers will need to take a breath\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Kilroy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.79w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668051801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2024 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaire Kilroy is the author of five novels including \u003ci\u003eSoldier Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTenderwire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil I Know\u003c\/i\u003e. She was awarded the Rooney Prize in 2004 and has been shortlisted for many other prizes, including the Irish Novel of the Year, Women's Prize, and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. She studied at Trinity College and lives in Dublin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43778351890547,"sku":"9.78167E+12","price":30.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f243bf06-1bd4-458d-9af1-c79ffb6dd98b.jpg?v=1757508760","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/soldier-sailor-9781668051801","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}