{"product_id":"the-country-funeral-by-john-mcgahern-9780571351848","title":"The Country Funeral","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"My only concern,\" John McGahern once said, \"is that I get the sentence right and describe my world clearly and deeply.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Country Funeral\u003c\/em\u003e witnesses three brothers, John, Philly, and Fonsie Ryan, as they travel west from Dublin to Gloria Bog—the heart of the territory where so many of McGahern's stories take place—to attend the funeral of their uncle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDepicting the customs and rituals of the day, McGahern exquisitely traces how the brothers react to the area in unexpected and tender ways, and face their own feelings about the transience of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46715997421804,"sku":"9780571351848","price":12.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11194593482391.jpg?v=1754417834","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-country-funeral-by-john-mcgahern-9780571351848","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}