{"product_id":"2026100006917-secondhand-shirleys-song","title":"Shirley's Song","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean and bright copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shirley's Song\" is a literary novel by Marele Day that follows an emotionally bruised young woman who escapes London's demoralising social circuit for a summer with friends running a guest house on the remote west coast of Ireland, where the hard work, hilarity, and companionship of the season gradually give way to a deeper solitude as Shirley retreats from the friendly uproar of the house to the beach, drawn increasingly to the sea until it delivers, in the end, a final ironic resolution that balances effortless comedy with lyric pathos and sharp, irreverent humour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887910400219,"sku":"2026100006917-SECONDHAND","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f6df495e-2e8b-4b51-915f-e3aeb09495a7.png?v=1781748769","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006917-secondhand-shirleys-song","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}