{"product_id":"touchy-subjects-9780156032612","title":"Touchy Subjects","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Emma Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTouchy Subjects \u003c\/i\u003eis lucid, concise, clever and poignant. Roaming the globe, from many walks of life, bearing their painful and wonderful aspects alike, Donoghue's characters will remind readers of themselves in the here and now.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this sparkling collection of nineteen stories, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSlammerkin \u003c\/i\u003ereturns to contemporary affairs, dramatizing the private dilemmas that result from some of our most public controversies. A man finds God and finally wants to father a child only his wife is now forty-two years old. A coach s son discovers his sexuality on the football field. A roommate s bizarre secret awakens a repressed young woman. With characters old, young, straight, gay, and simply confused, Donoghue dazzles with her range and her ability to touch lightly but delve deeply into the human condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In her new story collection, \u003ci\u003eSlammerkin\u003c\/i\u003e author Emma Donoghue raises an impressive array of \u003ci\u003eTouchy Subjects, \u003c\/i\u003e delving into what it means to be human.\" \u003ci\u003eElle \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Contain[s] plenty of well-crafted human observation.\" \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMMA DONOGHUE\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish novelist, playwright, and historian. She is the author of four novels, two collections of short stories, and a collection of fairy tales. She lives in London, Ontario. \"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408487538839,"sku":"9780156032612","price":1410.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780156032612.webp?v=1767309998","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/touchy-subjects-9780156032612","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}