{"product_id":"breakfast-on-pluto-a-novel-isbn-9780060931582","title":"Breakfast on Pluto: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] moving, brilliantly told tale. . . full of human comedy and cruelty.\" — \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom internationally acclaimed author Patrick McCabe, the Booker Prize-nominated novel that tracks the chaotic life of an abandoned orphan who becomes a transvestite and braves the combustible streets of London in the 1970s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith wonderful delicacy and subtle insight and intimation, McCabe creates Mr. Patrick \"Pussy\" Braden, the endearingly hopeful hero(ine) whose gutsy survival and yearning quest for love drive the glimmering, agonizing narrative in which the troubles are a distant and immediate echo and refrain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, her ladyship escaped her hometown of Tyreelin, Ireland, fleeing her foster mother Whiskers (prodigious Guinness-guzzler, human chimney) and her mad household, to begin life anew in London. There, in blousy tops and satin miniskirts, she plies her trade, often risking life and limb amongst the flotsam and jetsam that fill the bars of Piccadilly Circus. But suave businessmen and lonely old women are not the only dangers that threaten Pussy. It is the 1970's and fear haunts the streets of London and Belfast as the critical mass of history builds up, and Pussy is inevitably drawn into a maelstrom of violence and tragedy destined to blow her fragile soul asunder. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreakfast on  Pluto,\u003c\/em\u003e Patrick McCabe's lyrical and haunting new novel, became a #1  bestseller in Ireland, stayed on the bestseller list for months, and was  nominated for the Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary  awards. With wonderful delicacy and subtle insight and intimation, McCabe  creates Mr. Patrick \"Pussy\" Braden, the enduringly and endearingly hopeful  hero(ine) whose gutsy survival and yearning quest for love resonate in and  drive the glimmering, agonizing narrative in which the troubles are a  distant and immediate echo and refrain. Twenty years ago, her ladyship  escaped her hometown of Tyreelin, Ireland, fleeing her foster mother  Whiskers (prodigious Guinness-guzzler, human chimney) and her mad household,  to begin a new life in London. There, in blousey tops and satin miniskirts,  she plies her trade, often risking life and limb amongst the flotsam and  jetsam that fill the bars of Piccadilly Circus. But suave businessmen and  lonely old women are not the only dangers that threaten Pussy. It is the  1970's and fear haunts the streets of London and Belfast as the critical  mass of history builds up, and Pussy is inevitably drawn into a maelstrom of  violence and tragedy destined to blow his fragile soul asunder. Brilliant,  startling, profound and soaring, \u003cem\u003eBreakfast on Pluto\u003c\/em\u003e combines light and dark,  laughter and pain, with such sensitivity, directness and restraint that the  dramatic impact reverberates in our minds and hearts long after the initial  impression.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"The very funny parts of the book ironically emphasize the ongoing horror of Ireland's religious wars. In his artful novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, McCabe has created an unforgettable heroine.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] careening picaresque...antic debauch and sudden terror. Pussy's voice throughout is delightfully unhinged in its match of high camp and the poetic pretensions of the Irish barfly.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[McCabe is] one of the most brilliant writers ever to come out of Ireland.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A screamingly funny look at a deadly reality.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A surreal romp...An unsettling claustrophobic novel in which McCabe imaginatively distills Northern Ireland's public horrors as he compels us to inhabit Patrick Braden's private nightmare.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An unsparing account of Irish realities. [A] moving, brilliantly told tale...full of human comedy and cruelty.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBreakfast on Pluto\u003c\/em\u003e may be the most successful book yet to be born out of the violence [in Northern Ireland]. . . . 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