{"product_id":"9780007548224_we-are-not-ourselves","title":"We Are Not Ourselves","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003eNOMINATED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning, heartbreaking debut – ‘We Are Not Ourselves’ is both the intimate story of a family and an epic of the American Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe product of a stormy upbringing in an Irish Catholic enclave of New York City, Eileen craves stability. Coming of age in the early Sixties, she meets and marries a young scientist named Edmund Leary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut while Eileen wants more for her family, Ed won’t give up teaching for a better-paid job. Inadvertently Eileen starts to climb her own career ladder in nursing. She pushes Ed into finding a new home, but it becomes clear that his resistance is part of a deeply troubling psychological shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this masterful debut, Matthew Thomas paints a sprawling, profoundly sympathetic portrait of a family coping with slow-burning tragedy. ‘We Are Not Ourselves’ is a grand testament to our deepest hopes and most human frailties.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthew Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285326250133,"sku":"9780007548224","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007548224.jpg?v=1776992337","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007548224_we-are-not-ourselves","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}