{"title":"Oisín McKenna","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOisin Mckenna\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts stories that explore the complexities of everyday life with warmth and insight. His writing immerses readers in richly drawn characters and moments that capture the subtle beauty found in ordinary experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003egeneral fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, Mckenna’s work offers thoughtful reflections on relationships, solitude, and the passage of time. Titles like \u003cem\u003eEvenings and Weekends\u003c\/em\u003e highlight his talent for blending emotional depth with quiet storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"evenings-and-weekends-by-oisin-mckenna-9780008604189","title":"Evenings and Weekends","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN\u003c\/em\u003e SHON FAYE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA MASTERPIECE. THIS SEARING TALE OF LOVE, SEX AND CLASS WILL RESONATE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME\u003c\/em\u003e OWEN JONES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElectric and intimate\u003c\/em\u003e Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImpossibly, ineffably beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e Russell T Davies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntoxicating\u003c\/em\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis city stops for no-one. Not the half-naked boozers, stoners, and cruisers, the hen parties glugging from bejewelled bottles, the drag queens puffing on hurried fags. It’s June 2019 in London and everyone has converged on the parks, beer gardens and street corners to revel in the collective joys of being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone but Maggie. She’s 30, pregnant and broke. Faced with moving back to the town she fought to escape, she’s wondering if having a baby with boyfriend Ed will be the last spontaneous act of her life. Ed, meanwhile, is trying to run from his past with Maggie’s best friend Phil and harbouring secret dreams of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhil hates his office job and is living for the weekend, while falling for his housemate, Keith. But there’s a problem: Keith has a boyfriend and there might not be room for three people in the relationship. Then there’s Rosaleen, Phil’s mother, who’s tired of feeling like a side character in her own life. She’s just been diagnosed with cancer and is travelling to London to tell Phil, if she can ever get hold of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Saturday night approaches, all their lives are set to change forever. It’s the hottest summer on record and the weekend is about to begin…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat readers are saying…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI’ve had a week long book hangover. Read it!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA book I will carry with me in my heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe best book I've read in recent years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy life got just a bit richer from having read this book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI absolutely loved it, every word\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45946250625260,"sku":"9780008604189","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008604189.jpg?v=1732654463"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/oisin-mckenna.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}