{"product_id":"theres-been-a-little-incident","title":"Alice Ryan: There's Been a Little Incident [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Warm, wry and genuinely funny. Alice Ryan has a great ability to describe the nuances of people.' \u003cb\u003eMarian Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty and warm debut novel from a young Irish writer. A story of family, grief, and the ways we come together when all seems lost.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Black has disappeared. She's been flighty since her parents died, but this time - or so says her hastily written note - she's gone for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's why the whole Black clan - from Granny perched on the printer to Killian on Zoom from Sydney - is huddled together in the Dublin suburbs, arguing over what to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer model Lady V presumes Molly's just off taking drugs and sleeping with strangers - which is fine by her. Cousin Anne, tired of living in Molly's shadow, is keeping quiet, and cousin Bobby is distracted by his own issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Molly's disappearance is eerily familiar to Uncle John. He is determined never to lose anyone again. Especially not his niece, who is more like her mum than she realises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThere's Been a Little Incident\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Here is a story that takes on grief in its many insidious guises, and yet this brave, big-hearted novel is full of warmth and wisdom. Clever, funny and an utterly life-enhancing read.' \u003cb\u003eChristine Dwyer Hickey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Told with great generosity and humour... Absorbing, uplifting and very hopeful.' \u003cb\u003eSinead Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A refreshing, hugely entertaining novel with depth and ambition that had me compelled from the off. Alice Ryan is an author I will read forever more.' \u003cb\u003eAnne Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryan, Alice","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47620902519123,"sku":"XG81803284088","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48695166042451,"sku":"XV81803284088","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":42770342215865,"sku":"9781803284088","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ryan-alice-alice-ryan-there-s-been-a-little-incident-2022-paperback-58034427920723.jpg?v=1728150538","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/theres-been-a-little-incident","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}