{"product_id":"9780061187896-secondhand-the-post-birthday-world","title":"The Post-Birthday World","description":"\"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.\" --  People  (Critic's Choice) This dazzling novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of the international bestseller  We Need to Talk About Kevin  takes a psychological and deeply human look at love and volition Does 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. In 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.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48273146020059,"sku":"9780061187896-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1a808c48-04d3-4228-b55d-7f270167e940.jpg?v=1771296504","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780061187896-secondhand-the-post-birthday-world","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}