{"product_id":"9780008604202","title":"Evenings and Weekends: ‘The book of the summer’ Dazed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN' \u003c\/strong\u003eSHON FAYE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A MASTERPIECE. THIS SEARING TALE OF LOVE, SEX AND CLASS WILL RESONATE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME' \u003c\/strong\u003eOWEN JONES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I WAS DEEPLY MOVED BY ITS BEAUTY AND HUMANITY' \u003c\/strong\u003eCOCO MELLORS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Electric and intimate' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003eImpossibly, ineffably beautiful’ \u003cstrong\u003eRussell T Davies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Intoxicating' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon, June 2019.\u003c\/strong\u003e Maggie is 30, pregnant and broke. Faced with moving back to the home town she fought to escape, she’s wondering if having a baby with boyfriend Ed will be the last spontaneous act of her life. Ed, meanwhile, is harbouring secret dreams of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhil hates his office job and is living for the weekend, while falling for his housemate, Keith. But there’s a problem: Keith already has a boyfriend. Then there’s Rosaleen, Phil’s mother, who’s tired of feeling like a side character in her own life. She’s just been diagnosed with cancer and is travelling to London to tell Phil, if she can ever get hold of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eAs Saturday night approaches in a city on the brink of political upheaval, all their lives are set to change forever. It’s the hottest summer on record, and the weekend is about to begin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying…\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I’ve had a week long book hangover. Read it!'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A book I will carry with me in my heart'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The best book I've read in recent years'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'My life got just a bit richer from having read this book'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I absolutely loved it, every word'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this LGBTQ+ novel, the characters navigate their urban lives, each with their own stories unfolding on the streets of a city on the edge. The literary quality of Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna is evident in its intimate portrayal of personal struggles and dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oisín McKenna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889054503061,"sku":"9780008604202","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008604202_a6d5dedb-7e73-496a-9de6-d80245fcca11.jpg?v=1776888296","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008604202","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}