{"product_id":"the-alternatives","title":"The Alternatives","description":"\u003cp\u003eEQUAL PARTS HILARIOUS AND PROFOUND, THE ALTERNATIVES IS A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL ABOUT FOUR GIFTED IRISH SISTERS, FROM A MAJOR LITERARY VOICE. PERFECT FOR FANS OF JONATHAN FRANZEN, MAGGIE O'FARRELL AND CLAIRE VAYE WATKINS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlwen was plunged prematurely into adulthood when her parents died in tragic circumstances. She and her three younger sisters - each single, each with a PhD - are now in their thirties and leading disparate, distanced lives. Until one day Olwen, a geologist haunted by a terrible awareness of the Earth's future, abruptly vanishes from her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether for the first time in years, her three siblings descend on the Irish countryside in search of a sister who doesn't actually want to be found. In an isolated rural bungalow they reach into their uncommon past, confronting both old wounds and a desperately uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiercely witty and unexpectedly hopeful, The Alternatives is an unforgettable portrait of a family perched on our collective precipice, told by one of Ireland's most gifted storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Alternatives is both a book of ideas and a gripping read, formally audacious yet deeply humane. Superb.' Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caoilinn Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44240265773225,"sku":"9780861547807","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780861547807.jpg?v=1716942180","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-alternatives","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}