{"product_id":"the-glorious-heresies-9780804189071","title":"The Glorious Heresies","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2016 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and the Desmond Elliott Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for Best Newcomer at the Irish Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the 2016 International Dylan Thomas Prize\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e March Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Lisa McInerney, hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"arguably the most talented writer at work in Ireland today,\" comes \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Heresies\u003c\/i\u003e, a searing debut novel about life on the fringes of Ireland's post-crash society. \u003cbr\u003e When grandmother Maureen Phelan is surprised in her home by a stranger, she clubs the intruder with a Holy Stone. The consequences of this unplanned murder connect four misfits struggling against their meager circumstances. Ryan is a fifteen-year-old drug dealer desperate not to turn out like his alcoholic father, Tony, whose feud with his next-door neighbor threatens to ruin his family. Georgie is a sex worker who half-heartedly joins a born-again movement to escape her profession and drug habit. And Jimmy Phelan, the most fearsome gangster in the city and Maureen's estranged son, finds that his mother's bizarre attempts at redemption threaten his entire organization.\u003cbr\u003e Biting and darkly funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Heresies\u003c\/i\u003e presents an unforgettable vision of a city plagued by poverty and exploitation, where salvation still awaits in the most unexpected places. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eNew York Time's Book Review's \u003c\/i\u003e\"10 Best Crime Novels\" of the year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa McInerney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804189071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa McInerney\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Heresies\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2016 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and the Desmond Elliott Prize, was shortlisted for Best Newcomer at the Irish Book Awards, and longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. Her short stories have been featured on BBC Radio 4 and in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eStinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthologies \u003ci\u003eThe Long Gaze Back\u003c\/i\u003e and Faber's \u003ci\u003eTown and Country\u003c\/i\u003e. Lisa lives in Galway with her husband, their daughter, and a dog named Angua.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lisa McInerney \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733896020125,"sku":"9780804189071","price":42.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_11f9f836-e8c6-44a6-b91a-56331c760aa6.jpg?v=1773738143","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-glorious-heresies-9780804189071","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}