{"title":"Stewart O'Nan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStewart O'Nan\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts deeply immersive novels rooted in the rhythms of everyday life, exploring the quiet complexities of human relationships and the passage of time. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eEvensong\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOcean State\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to linger in nuanced moments filled with emotion and subtle detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly drawn characters navigating the ordinary and extraordinary challenges that define their lives. O'Nan's writing blends tender intimacy with a keen sense of setting, offering thoughtful storytelling within the realms of general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ocean-state-by-stewart-onan-9781611854329","title":"Ocean State","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I was in eighth grade my sister helped kill another girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Oliviera family—mum Carol, daughters Angel and Marie—autumn 2009 in the once-prosperous beach town of Ashaway, Rhode Island is the worst of times. Money is tight, Carol can't stay away from unsuitable men, Angel's world is shattered when she learns her long-time boyfriend Myles has been cheating on her with classmate Birdy, and Marie is left to fend for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Angel and Birdy, both consumed by the intensity of their feelings for Myles, careen towards a collision both tragic and inevitable, the loyalties of Carol and Marie will be tested in ways they could never have foreseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStewart O'Nan's expert hand has crafted a crushing and propulsive novel about sisters, mothers and daughters, and the desperate ecstasies of love and the terrible things we do for it. Both swoony and haunting, \u003cem\u003eOcean State\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful work by one of the great storytellers of everyday American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46713414680812,"sku":"9781611854329","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24477103482761.jpg?v=1754324520"},{"product_id":"evensong-by-stewart-onan-9781804711125","title":"Evensong","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Humpty Dumpty Club is distraught when their powerhouse leader, Joan Hargrove, takes a bad fall down the stairs, knocking her out of commission. Now, as well as running errands and shepherding those less able to their doctors' appointments, they have to pick up the slack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween navigating their own relationships and ageing bodies and attending choir practice, these invisible yet indomitable women help where they can. Weaving together the perspectives of the four cardinal members as they tend to those in need, Stewart O'Nan has fashioned a rich and moving novel that celebrates our capacity for patience and care. Vivid, warm and often wryly funny, \u003ci\u003eEvensong\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that life is made up of moments both climactic and quotidian, and we weather those moments with the people we choose to keep close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO'Nan once again finds extraordinary resonance in the lives of ordinary people... [he] proves that he has no peers when it comes to evoking the quotidian challenges and routines of daily life\u003c\/b\u003e ― Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47495715684588,"sku":"9781804711125","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804711125-evensong.jpg?v=1775795075"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/stewart-onan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}