{"product_id":"9780008458584_should-we-stay-or-should-we-go","title":"Should We Stay or Should We Go","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA best fiction book of 2021 for \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Hilarious… Fiery phrases spit and crackle. Disgust expands and bursts into belly laughs… a very funny book’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Thought-provoking, timely, and extremely funny’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Shriver said that her favourite novels are those that pack both an intellectual and emotional punch. With \u003cem\u003eShould We Stay or Should We Go\u003c\/em\u003e, she’s added triumphantly to their number’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Witty and thought-provoking’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWoman’s Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I think Shriver’s novels are wonderful… fun, smart and, perhaps because of their author’s unconventional political views, unlike anything else you’ll read’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Entertaining and poignant’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Very moving… Shriver has the magic ability to make the reader invested in the fate – fates, I should say – of her characters’\u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Wickedly witty’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpectator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Decidedly timely’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScotsman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This sharp-elbowed satire is also a brusquely tender portrait of enduring love’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to die with dignity, Kay and her husband Cyril – both healthy and vital medical professionals in their early fifties – make a pact: to commit suicide together once they’ve both turned eighty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lot can change in thirty years, however…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns hilarious and touching, playful and grave, \u003cem\u003eShould We Stay or Should We Go\u003c\/em\u003e portrays twelve parallel universes, each exploring a possible future for Kay and Cyril. Do they honour their agreement? And if not, will they live to regret it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Some books become so popular that the lucky author can thereafter churn out any old cobblers, confident in the knowledge that it will be published and find an audience. Lionel Shriver never took that easy route’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lionel Shriver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284874739861,"sku":"9780008458584","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008458584.jpg?v=1776992112","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008458584_should-we-stay-or-should-we-go","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}