{"product_id":"9781805338031","title":"Little Vanities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'We get friendship, lies, recrimination, resentment, jealousy, betrayal and sex, bidden and forbidden. In other words, all the good stuff. . . A near-flawless novel from an Irish writer who just gets better and better' IRISH TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo couples. Twenty years. One unforgettable story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDylan, Stevie and Ben have been inseparable since their days at Trinity, when life pulsed with possibility. A single glance can still summon their younger selves: dancing beneath flashing lights, salt on their skin after swims in Dublin Bay.\u003cp\u003eTwo decades later, their dreams have faltered. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, tended by his wife, Rachel. Across town, in their new build, Stevie and Ben's relationship has settled into an airless routine. Then, after countless auditions, Ben lands a role in Pinter's \u003ci\u003eBetrayal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs rehearsals unfold, the play's shifting loyalties seep into reality, stirring old jealousies and awakening forbidden longings, as each must confront how far they are willing to go in pursuit of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWry, sexy and deftly observed, \u003ci\u003eLittle Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about the perilous thrill of stepping outside the roles we've been given-and the distance between the lives we imagined and the ones we find ourselves living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A natural writer' ANNE ENRIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderfully authentic, electrifying' CLARE CHAMBERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fantastic at examining the tussles between people in relationships' THE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Messy, complicated, compelling' EMILIE PINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A riveting tale of emotional infidelity' AINGEALA FLANNERY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product__accordion accordion quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdetails id=\"Details-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003csummary role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"summary__title\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ch2 class=\"h4 accordion__title inline-richtext\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Information\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"icon icon-caret\" viewbox=\"0 0 10 6\"\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708 0L5 4.293 1.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708.708l4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 .708 0l4-4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/summary\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content rte\" id=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Gilmartin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 21\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePagination:\u003c\/b\u003e 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e N\/A\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImprint:\u003c\/b\u003e ONE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublished By:\u003c\/b\u003e PUSHKIN PRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 144 x 224 x 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eISBN13\/EAN\/SKU:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805338031\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\u003c\/details\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sarah Gilmartin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56717576634754,"sku":"9781805338031","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781805338031.jpg?v=1781864624","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/9781805338031","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}