{"product_id":"9780008134792","title":"Ordinary Decent Criminals","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Orange Prize-winning author of WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN comes a bold and savage story of the intersection of politics and human relationships, set in turbulent Northern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving abandoned Philadelphia for the life of an international nomad, Estrin Lancaster has a taste for hot spots. She now finds herself in Belfast, a city scarred by twenty years of ritualised violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the former purveyor of his own bomb-disposal service, Farrell O’Phelan courts the company of destruction. Technically a Catholic, he shuns allegiance of any kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor these two, normal life is anathema; love is a trap. What ensues is an affair between two loners who are beset with a fear of domesticity and a hunger for devastation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLionel Shriver, the Sunday Times bestselling author, continues to showcase her literary prowess in Ordinary Decent Criminals. The narrative, steeped in political undertones, is a testament to her status as a top fiction writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Han Kang (We Do Not Part), Elizabeth Strout (Tell Me Everything), Salman Rushdie (Midnight's Children), Hernan Diaz (In the Distance), and Samantha Harvey (Orbital).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lionel Shriver, Read by Melanie MacHugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889220604053,"sku":"9780008134792","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008134792.jpg?v=1776888179","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008134792","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}