{"product_id":"the-wardrobe-department-paperback","title":"The Wardrobe Department - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine Garvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning debut examining the ache we all have to belong, from a major new literary talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautifully written' \u003cb\u003eLOUISE KENNEDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of verve and wit and humanity' \u003cb\u003eMARY COSTELLO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clever and original' \u003cb\u003eTLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tremendous new talent' \u003cb\u003eKEVIN BARRY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMairead works tirelessly in a run-down West End theatre's wardrobe department - mending shoes, fixing broken zips and even handwashing underwear. She must also sidestep groping hands backstage and withstand the relentless bullying of the show's producer.\u003cbr\u003eThe job was meant to be the first step towards the life Mairead has always wanted, and yet half of her remains back home in Ireland, along with everything she abandoned there.\u003cbr\u003eA reckoning with the past is coming and, with it, the need to forge a new present - one stitch at a time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine Garvey\u003c\/b\u003e is from Co. Sligo, Ireland. She completed an M.Phil. in Creative Writing in Trinity College, Dublin in 2000. Her short stories have been published in the\u003ci\u003e Dublin Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWinter Papers\u003c\/i\u003e. She has worked as a programme co-ordinator at the \u003ci\u003eStinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded an agility grant for her writing and has recently been selected as a participant on a basic income scheme for artists by the Irish Department of Arts. \u003ci\u003eThe Wardrobe Department\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68357758779613,"sku":"9781837261031","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/LdY2o8C8hi9781837261031.webp?v=1793368317","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-wardrobe-department-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}