{"product_id":"the-weight-of-love-paperback-by-hilary-fannin","title":"The Weight of Love Paperback by Hilary Fannin","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2021-10-26)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e352\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781784163365\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e243.81\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.75 x 5.0 x 0.85\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is heartache for grown ups. \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Love\u003c\/i\u003e pulls you in and does not let go' ANNE ENRIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful and painful, exquisitely written, shot through with nostalgia for our earlier selves' MARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, 1996. Robin and Ruth meet in the staff room of an East London school. Robin, desperate for a real connection, instantly falls in love. Ruth, recently bereaved and fragile, is tentative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Robin introduces Ruth to his childhood friend, Joseph, a tortured and talented artist, their attraction is instant. Powerless, Robin watches on as the girl he loves and his best friend begin a passionate and turbulent affair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dublin 2017. Robin and Ruth are married and have a son, Sid, who is about to emigrate to Berlin. Theirs is a marriage haunted by the ghost of Joseph and as the distance between them grows, Robin makes a choice that could have potentially devastating consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful exploration of how we manage life when the notes and beats of our existence, so carefully arranged, begin to slip off the stave. An intimate and moving account of the intricacies of marriage and the myriad ways in which we can love and be loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delicate, powerful, hypnotic' DONAL RYAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fannin's novel is already likely to be a serious contender for one of the books of the year' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHILARY FANNIN is an award-winning playwright and newspaper columnist. Born in Dublin, where she still lives, she was writer in association at the Abbey Theatre in its centenary year. Her plays, including \u003ci\u003eMackerel Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoldrum Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamished Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and an adaptation of Racine’s \u003ci\u003ePhaedra\u003c\/i\u003e, have been performed in Ireland, London, Europe and North America. She writes a weekly column for the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e and was awarded Irish Columnist of the Year in 2019. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eHopscotch\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to critical acclaim in 2015. \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43178138599585,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781784163365","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781784163365.jpg?v=1693500943","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-weight-of-love-paperback-by-hilary-fannin","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}