{"product_id":"greener-by-grainne-murphy","title":"Greener by Gráinne Murphy","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781915643377\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLegend Press, April 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e272 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A beautifully crafted novel'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'An exploration of care, loneliness and the space required for bonds to flourish'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A thoughtful meditation on what happens to old friendships when you make yourself a new life. Insightful, believable and raw, there are questions here about all of our lives'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Joanna Glen, the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Other Half of Augusta Hope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs teenagers, Helen, Annie and Laura were inseparable, bonding over family, boys, and their dreams for the future. But when school ended, so did their friendship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty-five years later, a snowstorm forces the three women to spend time together, leaving them wondering if they can reconcile the gap between who they are and who they used to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGREENER is an exploration of the changing dynamics of adult friendships and asks whether old friends can ever let us become new people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Heartbreaking, philosophical and funny'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Niamh Prior\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Set in the latter days of the pandemic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGreener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is a quiet yet powerful novel which examines the nature of friendship and the compromises that people make in their lives'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Madeleine D'Arcy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Murphy is an accomplished writer with the gift of transferring everyday life onto the page assuredly'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Anne Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Gráinne Murphy's keen-eyed exploration of the complexities of adult friendship brims with warmth and humour'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Danielle McLaughlin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrainne Murphy has been:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShortlisted for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- the Caledonia Novel Award 2019\u003cbr\u003e- the Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair 2019\u003cbr\u003e- the Luke Bitmead Bursary 2016\u003cbr\u003e- the Virginia Prize for Fiction 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLonglisted for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award 2021\u003cbr\u003e- the V.S Pritchett Short Story Prize 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516235026594,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/71TpjqFuyAL._SY342.jpg?v=1790158862","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/greener-by-grainne-murphy","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}