{"product_id":"the-post-birthday-world-9780061187896","title":"The Post-Birthday World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Complex and nervy, Shriver's clever meditation will intrigue anyone who has ever wondered how things might have turned out had they followed, or ignored, a life-changing impulse.\" --\u003cem\u003e People\u003c\/em\u003e (Critic's Choice)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis dazzling novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin \u003c\/em\u003etakes a psychological and deeply human look at love and volition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes the course of life hinge on a single kiss? Whether the American expatriate Irena McGovern does or doesn't lean into a certain pair of lips in London will determine whether she stays with her smart, disciplined, intellectual American partner Lawrence, or runs off with Ramsey--a wild, exuberant British snooker star the couple has known for years. Employing a parallel-universe structure, Shriver follows Irena's life as it unfolds under the influence of two drastically different men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a tour de force that, remarkably, has no villains, Shriver explores the implications, both large and small, of our choice of mate--a subject of timeless, universal fascination for both sexes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lionel Shriver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.72w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061187896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/2008 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/2008 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/22\/2013 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShriver, Lionel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLionel Shriver\u003c\/strong\u003e has published many novels, a collection of essays, and a column in the S\u003cem\u003epectator \u003c\/em\u003esince 2017, and her journalism has been featured in publications including, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. The outdated meritocracy of intellectual achievement has made her a bestselling author multiple times and accorded her awards, including the Orange Prize, but she accepts that all of these accidental accolades are basically meaningless. She lives in Portugal and Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43088136896627,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e492cc7d-aa40-4d6c-855c-3c480562416b.jpg?v=1748973039","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-post-birthday-world-9780061187896","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}