{"product_id":"2026100012897-secondhand-the-love-object","title":"The Love Object","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quiet devastation of ordinary lives, Edna O'Brien's The Love Object presents a masterful collection of short stories that chronicle the interior worlds of women caught between desire, longing, and loss. Set against the backdrop of mid-twentieth-century Ireland and England, these stories introduce protagonists navigating the treacherous emotional terrain of love affairs, domesticity, and the quiet suffocation of unmet expectations — rendered with O'Brien's signature blend of lyrical precision and unflinching honesty.\n\nO'Brien's prose is at once tender and ruthless, exposing the raw nerve of female experience with a psychological acuity that places her firmly in the tradition of great Irish literary voices. The Love Object stands as a testament to her gift for capturing the unspeakable — the grief of loving too much, the shame of needing, and the impossible weight of longing — leaving the reader to wonder whether liberation from such profound emotional bondage is ever truly possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50948325933275,"sku":"2026100012897-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/36f78321-6bcd-4020-aa12-6cc214d9cf75.png?v=1793104729","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012897-secondhand-the-love-object","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}