{"product_id":"hard-life","title":"Hard Life","description":"Subtitled \"An Exegesis of Squalor,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Life\u003c\/i\u003e is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48841230090445,"sku":"9781564781413","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_e6d345fb-ae93-4156-99ae-b8166111b5cb.jpg?v=1792025693","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/hard-life","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}