{"product_id":"9781471163623","title":"The Abstainer","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  McGuire, Ian \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 July 2021 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd (Scribner UK) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 26 | 296g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Truly terrific' Richard Ford'Dickens for the twenty-first century' Roddy Doyle'A powerful, gripping tale' Sunday TimesA man hanging on by a thread. A city about to snap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of The North Water comes an epic story of revenge and obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Manchester, 1867  Two men, haunted by their pasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by the need for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Blood begets blood. In a fight for life and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Stephen Doyle arrives in Manchester from New York. He is an Irish-American veteran of the Civil War and a member of the Fenians, a secret society intent on ending British rule in Ireland, by any means necessary. Now he has come to seek vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  James O'Connor has fled grief and drink in Dublin for a sober start in Manchester as Head Constable. His mission is to discover and thwart the Fenians' plans. When his long-lost nephew arrives on his doorstep, he never could have foreseen how this would imperil his fragile new life - or how his and Doyle's fates would come to be intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rebels will be hanged at dawn, and their brotherhood is already plotting revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Praise for The North Water, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant, fast-paced, gripping. A tour de force of narrative tension and a masterful reconstruction of a lost world' Hilary Mantel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Utterly convincing and compelling... A startling achievement' Martin Amis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Riveting and darkly brilliant... McGuire has an extraordinary talent' Colm Toibin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Has exceptional power and energy' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A stunning novel that snares the reader from the outset and keeps the tightest grip until the bitter end' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A vivid read, full of twists, turns, period detail and strong characters' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Terrific - McGuire's use of the pitiless, fearsomely beautiful Arctic landscape as a theatre for enduring questions is inspired' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'McGuire has a sure and unwavering touch... a writer of exceptional craft and confidence' Irish Times  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491282403714,"sku":"9781471163623","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781471163623.jpg?v=1753743106","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9781471163623","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}