{"product_id":"where-are-the-kings-hardcover","title":"Where Are The Kings (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender, moving, full of warmth, crackling with humour and the love of family, the exquisite new novel from the author of HEART BE AT PEACE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBeautiful, hilarious and completely gripping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eRachel Joyce, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmade God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved it from the first word to the last' \u003c\/b\u003eKit de Waal, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful book. And wise. And tender. And funny'\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Winman, author of \u003ci\u003eStill Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Made me laugh and cry in equal measure'\u003c\/b\u003e Jennie Godfrey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eSomething terrible has happened to Jack but no one seems to want to talk about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis uncles can tell him about everything from quantum physics to how to hunt for deer, but they can't seem to tell him anything about their own sister or why Jack doesn't feel sad for her in the way he should, or why Grandad tries to shoot Jack's dad when he gets out of the hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, there's work to be done in the oily wonderland of his uncles' garage; there's his beautiful aunt Rose to hypnotise him and his loving grandparents to console him; then there's JJ, who wants to fight him one day and save him the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut with so many questions, in a family with so many secrets, it is difficult for Jack to understand the person he is becoming. How can a simple boy learn to become a king?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimeless and elegiac, \u003ci\u003eWhere are the Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully wrought novel for fans of Colm Toibin, Samantha Harvey and Douglas Stuart's \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book that will break your heart and stitch it back together again'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Donal Ryan conjures up characters so solid, so complete and authentic, it immediately feels as though you have known them for your entire life' \u003c\/b\u003eJOANNA CANNON, author of \u003ci\u003eAn Unlikely Visitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTender, funny, mysterious and hopeful\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003e a flawless gem' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eM L Stedman, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Far-flung Life and The Light Between Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWarm, irreverent and desperately humane\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eJan Carson, author of Few \u0026amp; Far Between\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo arresting, so captivating...\u003c\/b\u003ea book that makes you look at the world differently, while at the same time \u003cb\u003ecranking open your heart and letting the whole world pour in\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eAnnie Macmanus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e* Number One bestseller, Irish Times, August 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Donal Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663011741874,"sku":"9780857529589","price":430.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780857529589.jpg?v=1791509214","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/where-are-the-kings-hardcover","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}