{"product_id":"cocktail-bar","title":"Cocktail Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eA collection of short stories by Hoult, published in 1950, explores the complexities of human relationships, revealing the realities of class, disability, office politics, and women's lives with a sharp gaze and gentle touch. It is considered a modern Irish classic. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 February 2018\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: New Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1950, Cocktail Bar is a brilliantly incisive collection of short stories, far ahead of its time, which illuminates the small, unspoken intricacies of human relationships. From an immigrant household in London preparing to organize a ‘proper Irish wedding to a domineering society matron running her upper-class neighborhood with an iron fist; from a fashionable young woman who wants to be charitable towards her old and poor aunt to an Irish girl who must decide between a promising future in America and marriage to her long-time beau. Throughout these tales, Hoult reveals the contemporary realities of class and disability, office politics, and women's lives, with a sharp gaze and a gentle touch. Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, exact and unflinching, Cocktail Bar is a modern Irish classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1950, Cocktail Bar is a brilliantly incisive collection of short stories, far ahead of its time, which illuminates the small, unspoken intricacies of human relationships. From an immigrant household in London preparing to organize a ‘proper Irish wedding to a domineering society matron running her upper-class neighborhood with an iron fist; from a fashionable young woman who wants to be charitable towards her old and poor aunt to an Irish girl who must decide between a promising future in America and marriage to her long-time beau. Throughout these tales, Hoult reveals the contemporary realities of class and disability, office politics, and women's lives, with a sharp gaze and a gentle touch. Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, exact and unflinching, Cocktail Bar is a modern Irish classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 220g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 145 x 373 x 24 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781848406667\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norah Hoult","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100102848762,"sku":"9781848406667","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/405f8ee94f82508052c7ce85926f1004.jpg?v=1631588815","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/cocktail-bar","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}