{"product_id":"heart-be-at-peace-by-donal-ryan-9781529940138","title":"Heart, Be at Peace","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stunning lyrical novel from the number one bestselling author Donal Ryan; with the intimacy of Claire Keegan's \u003cem\u003eSmall Things like These\u003c\/em\u003e or Louise Kennedy's \u003cem\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/em\u003e. A standalone novel that can also be read as a companion to Donal Ryan's multi-award-winning bestseller, \u003cem\u003eThe Spinning Heart\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe stunning new novel from the Booker Prize-listed, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eStrange Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Queen of Dirt Island\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautiful...a book full of love and hope, more needed in these days than ever\u003c\/em\u003e - Kit de Waal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am blown away by the ambition and scope of this exquisite piece of writing...sublime in both its sentiment and beauty\u003c\/em\u003e - Rachel Joyce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome things can send a heart spinning; others will crack it in two...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a small town in rural Ireland, the local people have weathered the storms of economic collapse and are looking towards the future. The jobs are back, the dramas of the past seemingly lulled, and although the town bears the marks of its history, new stories are unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut a fresh menace is creeping around the lakeshore and the lanes of the town, and the peace of the community is about to be shattered in an unimaginable way. Young people are being drawn towards the promise of fast money whilst the generation above them tries to push back the tide of an enemy no one can touch...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold in twenty-one voices, \u003cem\u003eHeart, Be at Peace\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartfelt, lyrical novel that can be read independently, or as a companion to Donal Ryan's multi-award-winning novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Spinning Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, voted 'The Irish Book of the Decade'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR DONAL RYAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the finest novelists writing today.\u003c\/em\u003e - Rachel Joyce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis paragraphs are unnoticeably beautiful, his heart always on show\u003c\/em\u003e - Anne Enright\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEndlessly surprising and incredibly moving\u003c\/em\u003e - David Nicholls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA life-enhancing talent\u003c\/em\u003e - Sebastian Barry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI would struggle to think of any other Irish author working today who writes with as much compassion as Donal Ryan\u003c\/em\u003e - Louise O'Neill\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautiful, compassionate...Donal Ryan at his inimitable best.\u003c\/em\u003e - Maggie O'Farrell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautifully poised, sad, poetic and human....I loved every single line.\u003c\/em\u003e - Ian Rankin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe prose drips like honey off a spoon\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46508180898028,"sku":"9781529940138","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19823103482732.jpg?v=1748735058","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/heart-be-at-peace-by-donal-ryan-9781529940138","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}