{"product_id":"midwinter-break-bernard-maclaverty","title":"Midwinter Break (Bernard Maclaverty)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA retired couple, Gerry and Stella Gilmore, fly to Amsterdam for a midwinter break. A holiday to refresh the senses, to see the sights and to generally take stock of what remains of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut amongst the wintry streets and icy canals we see their relationship fracturing beneath the surface. And when memories re-emerge of a troubled time in their native Ireland things begin to fall apart. As their midwinter break comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are - and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eMidwinter Break\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of extraordinary emotional precision and sympathy, about coming to terms - to an honest reckoning - with love and the loss of love, with memory and pain...this is a novel of great ambition by an artist at the height of his powers' Colm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBernard MacLaverty\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Glasgow. He has written five previous collections of stories and five novels, including \u003ci\u003eGrace Notes\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and \u003ci\u003eMidwinter Break\u003c\/i\u003e, the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Novel of the Year. He has written versions of his fiction for other media - radio and television plays, screenplays and libretti.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-Format, Englisch, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65897429533021,"sku":"K066348821","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6634882100001A.jpg?v=1789160308","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/midwinter-break-bernard-maclaverty","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}