the post birthday world by lionel shriver

Irina McGovern, 42, is an American living in. In Lionel Shriver’s novel The Mandibles, it’s 2029, the United States has defaulted on its loans, and the country is plunging into an economic abyss.

Irina McGovern, 42, is an American living in. In a tour de force that, remarkably, has no villains, Shriver explores the implications, both large and small, of our choice of mate-a subject of timeless, universal fascination for both sexes. This slow, excruciating death of lust in long-term relationships is at the heart of Lionel Shriver’s latest novel, The Post-Birthday World. Lionel Shriver is a novelist whose previous books include Orange Prizewinner We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Post-Birthday World, A Perfectly Good Family, Game Control, Double Fault, The Female of the Species, Checker and the Derailleurs, and Ordinary Decent Criminals. This slow, excruciating death of lust in long-term relationships is at the heart of Lionel Shriver’s latest novel, The Post-Birthday World. 2007 by Lionel Shriver (Author) 343 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 26.95 8 Used from 4.11 4 New from 17.14 1 Collectible from 17.25 Paperback 9.58 8 Used from 2.00 14 New from 7. Employing a parallel-universe structure, Shriver follows Irena's life as it unfolds under the influence of two drastically different men. Lionel Shriver The Post-Birthday World Hardcover 1 Mar. This dazzling new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin takes a psychological and deeply human look at love and volitionĭoes the course of life hinge on a single kiss? Whether the American expatriate Irena McGovern does or doesn't lean into a certain pair of lips in London will determine whether she stays with her smart, disciplined, intellectual American partner Lawrence, or runs off with Ramsey-a wild, exuberant British snooker star the couple has known for years.

The post birthday world by lionel shriver