{"product_id":"elegy-for-april-paperback-1","title":"Elegy for April - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Banville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuirke returns in the third volume of John Banville's celebrated series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA junior doctor at a local hospital, April Latimer is a scandalous presence in the conservative and highly patriarchal society of 1950s Dublin: the independently-minded scion of a well-connected family, she has decidedly unconventional taste in men. When she vanishes, her friend Phoebe fears the worst--and calls on her father, forensic pathologist Quirke, for help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke enlists his old sparring partner, Detective Inspector Hackett, in the search for the missing young woman. In their separate ways the two men retrace April's trail through Dublin's seedier side. But as Quirke contends with a beguiling actress, racial tensions, and April's formidable family, Phoebe finds she is being watched... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElegy for April\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterclass in tension and atmosphere from \"one of the best novelists in English\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN BANVILLE\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2005 Booker Prize, and the DI Quirke mysteries. In 2011 he was awarded the Franz Kafka Prize, in 2013 he was awarded the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature, and in 2014 he won the Prince of Asturias Award, Spain's most important literary prize. He lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266936684793,"sku":"9781250421425","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rY_oQXE_899781250421425_8b6f6102-09b2-4147-a18f-cfa603d1ce35.webp?v=1768857685","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/elegy-for-april-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}