The Post-Birthday WorldThe new novel from the Orange Prize winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin Irina McGoverns destiny hinges on a single kiss. Whether she gives into its temptation will determine whether she stays with her reliable partner Lawrence, or runs off with Ramsey, a hard living snooker player. Employing a parallel universe structure, Shriver spins Irinas competing futures with two drastically different men. An intellectual and fellow American, Lawrence