{"product_id":"on-their-manor-paperback","title":"On Their Manor - 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\u003eBrian McAuliffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet at an elite liberal arts college in a Western Massachusetts university town, picaresque \u003cem\u003eOn Their Manor\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the experiences throughout a mid-Aughts fall semester of Mick McNulty, an assertive working-class Londoner of Irish parentage, member of the soccer team. McNulty challenges breezy, underachieving teammates to whom soccer is, above all, a feature of suburban life, of hipster correctitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProminent in the novel is the development of the friendship between McNulty and his roommate and teammate, Brendan Kelleher, a refined, mildly depressive New Englander who obsesses over the ironies of the new multiculturalism and the Irish-American experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold, often comical, far from another sanguine tribute to \"The Beautiful Game,\" \u003cem\u003eOn Their Manor\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the conflict surrounding soccer and the sport's role in the American culture war. Accounts of McNulty's interactions with teammates, opponents, officials, and observers, introduce readers to a concept of leadership born of uncompromising London swagger and Irish intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 690\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.71 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47401831137419,"sku":"9781087908304","price":49.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/fQbk7EMdeW9781087908304.webp?v=1782014724","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/on-their-manor-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}