{"product_id":"a-better-life-9780008800116","title":"A Better Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A superb satirical novelist’ \u003cem\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration by the sharply observant Lionel Shriver, a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant – who may or may not be the innocent paragon she claims to be.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An incendiary provocateur’ \u003cem\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A gleeful satire on the immigration debate’ \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGloria Bonaventura, a divorced mother of three living with her 26-year-old son Nico in a sprawling house in Brooklyn, decides to participate in a new city programme – Big Apple, Big Heart – that would pay her to take in a migrant as a boarder. Gloria is thrilled when sweet, kind, helpful Martine arrives. But Nico is sceptical. A classic live-at-home, unemployed Gen Zer with no interest in adulthood, Nico resents the indignity of moving from his self-contained basement flat and back into his childhood bedroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the months go by, Martine endears herself to both Nico’s sisters, while finding her way into Gloria’s heart. But as Martine’s disturbingly dodgy compatriots begin to show up, Nico grows only more hostile to both his mother’s altruism and the ‘migrant crisis’ in general – though turns out to be anything but a reliable narrator himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780008800116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 24 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)x2.6(W)380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 380\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eLionel Shriver's novels include the National Book Award finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A gleeful satire on the immigration debate’ \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Master of the neat twist’ \u003cem\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Shriver's hard-headedness and willingness to say controversial things are refreshing’ \u003cem\u003ePROSPECT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘An acerbic comedian’ \u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Shriver is brilliant’ \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A formidably sharp writer’ \u003cem\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Shriver has the gift for making one instantly curious’ \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more — and who also makes it fun’ \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lionel Shriver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48059768733913,"sku":"9780008800116","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780008800116.jpg?v=1772539662","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/a-better-life-9780008800116","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}