{"product_id":"dance-move-9781529085228","title":"Dance Move","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn Wendy Erskine's Dance Move, a collection of short stories set in Belfast, characters grapple with the weight of their desires and the limitations of reality. The book explores themes of love, loss, and the complexities of human relationships, with each story offering a glimpse into the hugeness of life. Erskine's writing is praised for its comic brilliance, ingenuity, and emotional depth, earning her a place among the leading writers of short fiction. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 February 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the greats - Lucy Caldwell, author of Intimacies\u003cbr\u003eComic brilliance - Sinéad Gleeson, author of Constellations\u003cbr\u003eIngenious - The Irish Times\u003cbr\u003eDaring, funny, heartbreaking - Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the prize-winning Sweet Home, Wendy Erskine's Belfast is once again illuminated. Meet Drew Lord Haig, called on to sing an obscure hit from his youth at a paramilitary event. Meet Max as he recalls an eventful journey to a Christian film festival. And Mrs. Dallesandro, who dreams of being a teenager again as she sits in a tanning salon on her wedding anniversary. In these stories, Erskine's characters' wishes and hopes often fall short of their grasp. Brilliantly drawn, Dance Move is about the hugeness of life as seen through glimpses of the everyday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterpiece - David Keenan, author of Monument Maker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWendy Erskine's debut, Sweet Home, was pitch perfect. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDance Move is equally brilliant - The Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErskine's stories open slight, but they contain more than it seems possible for short stories to contain - Keith Ridgway, author of Hawthorn \u0026amp; Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe isn't just one of the leading writers of short fiction at work today but one of the leading writers, period. - Matt Rowland Hill, author of Original Sins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Read on BBC Radio 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort Story of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Irish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks of the Year 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 178g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 197 x 26 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529085228\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wendy Erskine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100649287930,"sku":"9781529085228","price":7.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1676034653387_book.jpg?v=1676463525","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/dance-move-9781529085228","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}