{"product_id":"9781844882830","title":"Ireland: The Autobiography: One Hundred Years of Irish Life, Told by Its People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIreland in its own words: a dazzling compendium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past hundred years, Ireland has undergone profound political, social and cultural changes. But one thing that has not changed is the Irish genius for observation and storytelling, invective and self-scrutiny. \u003ci\u003eIreland: The Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e draws upon this genius to create a portrait of a century of Irish life through the words of the people who lived it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroadcaster and historian John Bowman has mined archives, diaries and memoirs to create a remarkably varied and delightfully readable mosaic of voices and perspectives. \u003ci\u003eIreland: The Autobiography \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliantly selected, wide-ranging and engrossing take on the last century of Irish life. It gives us a portrait of Ireland unlike anything we've read before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAbsorbing and illuminating \u003c\/b\u003e... John Bowman has selected a range of accounts of Irish life that do justice to what happened, what it felt like, and the personal and societal experiences alongside the \"official\" version.' Diarmaid Ferriter, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A treasure' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A whistle-stop tour of the seismic, seminal and explosive events which shaped the nation as we know it' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEntertaining and informative\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A r\u003cb\u003eemarkably varied and delightfully readable\u003c\/b\u003e mosaic of voices and perspectives' \u003ci\u003eWomen's Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ethoughtful and eclectic \u003c\/b\u003ecollection' \u003ci\u003eIrish Mail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169818001648,"sku":"9781844882830","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844882830_p0.jpg?v=1763744118","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844882830","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}