{"product_id":"9780007548323","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEileen Leary wants more. Raised in a downtrodden area of new York by hard-drinking, Irish immigrant parents, she dreams of another life: a better job, a bigger house, more respectable friends, a happy family. When she meets Ed Leary, a brilliant young scientist, she thinks she’s found the perfect partner to pursue and share her American Dream with. An indefatigable love enters Eileen’s life – but so too does a pervasive darkness and a loss that will last a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matthew Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895909011605,"sku":"9780007548323","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007548323_12ebf05e-b72a-4062-9df8-6071e710a3ed.jpg?v=1776888371","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007548323","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}