{"product_id":"the-liars-club","title":"The Liars' Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You'll want to forget it and won't be able to' - Zadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The essential American story'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy father comes into focus for me on a Liars\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClub afternoon. He sits at a wobbly card table weighed down by a bottle. Even now the scene seems so real to me that I can\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003et but write it in the present tense.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Karr grew up in a swampy East Texas refinery town in a volatile and defiantly loving family. In this funny, devastating, haunting memoir and with a raw and often painful honesty, she looks back at life with a painter mother, seven times married, whose outlaw spirit could tip over into psychosis, and a hard-drinking, fist-swinging father who liked nothing better than to spin tales with his cronies at the Liars' Club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen it was published in 1995, \u003ci\u003eThe Liars'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eClub\u003c\/i\u003e raised the art of memoir to a new level and brought about a dramatic revival of the form. It is a classic that paints a harsh world redeemed by Karr\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003es warmth, intelligent humour and finely spun prose. \u003ci\u003eThe Liars\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003eClub\u003c\/i\u003e is both heart-stopping and heart-felt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exceptionally powerful' - \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages | Published July 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63997211640157,"sku":"9781035060252","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781035060252.jpg?v=1774584602","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-liars-club","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}