{"product_id":"9780857387127-the-life-of-rebecca-jones","title":"The Life of Rebecca Jones","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA poetic work of fiction on the one hand, an autobiography on the other, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Rebecca Jones\u003c\/i\u003e is about one family's passage through the twentieth century. A fictional elegy to a threatened way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most fascinating and wonderful book\" JAN MORRIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A restrained, lyrical \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e\" OWEN SHEERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early years of the last century, Rebecca is born into a rural community in the Maesglasau valley in Wales; her family have been working the land for a thousand years, but the changes brought about by modernity threaten the survival of her language, and her family's way of life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca's reflections on the century are delivered with haunting dignity and a simple intimacy, while her evocation of the changing seasons and a life that is so in tune with its surroundings is rich and poignant. \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Rebecca Jones\u003c\/i\u003e has all the makings of a classic, fixing on a vanishing period of rural history, and the novel's final, unexpected revelation remains unforgettable and utterly moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943838298209,"sku":"9780857387127","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_6796840_jpg.jpg?v=1706169937","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857387127-the-life-of-rebecca-jones","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}