{"product_id":"9781922070876","title":"A Mad and Wonderful Thing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘You wouldn’t get involved, Johnny, would you? What about those terrible bombs? You wouldn’t do a bad thing, would you?’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this passionate and heart-wrenching debut novel by Irish writer Mark Mulholland, we meet Johnny Donnelly — an intense young man who is in love with books, with his country, and with the beautiful Cora Flannery. But in his dark and secret other life he shoots British soldiers: he is an IRA sniper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can this be? As his two worlds inevitably move towards a dramatic collision, Johnny takes us on a journey through the history, legends, and landscapes of his beloved Ireland. In the end, Johnny has to make sense of his inheritance and his life, and he does so in a riveting, redemptive, and unforgettable climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in Johnny’s unique voice, and peopled by a cast of extraordinary characters, \u003ci\u003eA Mad and Wonderful Thing\u003c\/i\u003e tells its tale lightly, but pulls a heavy load. It takes us beyond the charming, familiar, and often funny experiences of everyday life to the forces that bind people together, and that set them against each other — and to the profound consequences of the choices that they make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe Publications Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040117375216,"sku":"9781922070876","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922070876_p0.jpg?v=1763633028","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922070876","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}