{"product_id":"black-cats-tales-by-liam-o-murchu","title":"'Black Cat's Tales' by Liam Ó Murchú","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-6\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-6\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-6\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-180\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3536bff3-f681-4351-86b3-7d236c314539\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eThe first collection from Irish writer Liam Ó Murchú, \u003cem data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eBlack Cat's Tales\u003c\/em\u003e gathers stories centred on childhood, family and the working-class life of ordinary people. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eWhile rooted in contemporary Ireland, these stories avoid broad social realism in favour of intimate moments where memory, superstition, religion and violence quietly bleed into everyday experience. Ó Murchú has a strong ear for spoken language, allowing character and place to emerge through dialogue rather than exposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eAcross the collection runs a fascination with the moment innocence gives way to experience: boys learning the rules of masculinity, families negotiating grief and obligation, and communities held together as much by silence as affection. The prose is economical without feeling sparse, making this a rewarding collection for readers of modern Irish fiction in the tradition of Claire Keegan, Kevin Barry and Colin Barrett, albeit with its own distinctly understated voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1195\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst paperback edition published by The Collins Press, 2000. Light shelf wear to wraps with a clean, unmarked interior.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45787986395219,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-07-06T174857.274.png?v=1783324155","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/black-cats-tales-by-liam-o-murchu","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}