{"product_id":"a-shock","title":"Keith Ridgway: A Shock [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'R\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eemarkable' - C\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eolm Toibin, author of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize and the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the Year Selection in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHot Press \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Shock\u003c\/i\u003e, a clutch of more or less loosely connected characters appear, disappear and reappear. They are all of them on the fringes of London life, often clinging on - to sanity, solvency or a story - by their fingertips. With this deftly conjured high-wire act, Ridgway achieves a fine balance between drama and fidelity to his characters. The result is pin-sharp and breathtaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake, only readable' - The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ridgway squeezes into the gaps of realism and makes something beautifully new'-  \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridgway, Keith","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42389183299769,"sku":"9781529064810","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47275553096019,"sku":"XG81529064810","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47532499272019,"sku":"XV81529064810","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ridgway-keith-keith-ridgway-a-shock-2022-paperback-53853829824851.jpg?v=1704730818","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/a-shock","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}