{"product_id":"soldier-sailor-claire-kilroy-hardcover-3","title":"Soldier Sailor -- Claire Kilroy, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for The Women's Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(London) Novel of the Year * Named a Best Book of the Year by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Claire Kilroy's exquisite and provocative novel that reads with the pace of a thriller and is filled with astute and witty observations of life with a young child.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire Kilroy takes readers deep inside the early days of motherhood. Exploring the clash of fierce love with a seismic shift in identity, Kilroy conjures the raw, tumultuous emotions of a new mother, as her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of equality, autonomy, and creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoldier Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of boundless love and relentless battle, a bedtime story to a son, Sailor, recounting their early years together. Spending her days in baby groups, playgrounds, and supermarkets, Soldier doesn't know who she is anymore. She hardly sees her husband, who has taken to working late most nights. A chance encounter with a former colleague feels like a lifeline to the person she used to be but can hardly remember. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTender and harrowing, Kilroy's modern masterpiece portrays parenthood in all its agony and ardent joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Kilroy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.79w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668051801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2024 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/27\/2024","brand":"Claire Kilroy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46253609091300,"sku":"9781668051801","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781668051801.jpg?v=1745320286","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/soldier-sailor-claire-kilroy-hardcover-3","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}