{"product_id":"9781035029518-south","title":"The South","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColm Tóibín's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe South\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic story of art, sacrifice, and courage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern classic work of Irish literature, this award-winning novel is an exploration of love, art and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis was the night train to Barcelona, some hours before the dawn. This was 1950, late September. I had left my husband. I had left my home. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Proctor has dared to leave her family in Ireland and reach out for a new life. Determined to become an artist, she flees to Spain, where she meets Miguel, a passionate man who has fought for his own freedoms. They retreat to the quiet intensity of the mountains and begin to build a life together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Miguel’s past catches up with him, Katherine too is forced to re-examine her relationships: with her lover, her painting and the homeland she only thought she knew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe South\u003c\/i\u003e was Colm Tóibín's debut novel, winning the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e First Fiction Award in 1991.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An imaginative, deeply felt and evocative tale' – \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Colm Tóibín writes prose of a heartbreaking beauty'– Hilary Mantel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead \u003ci\u003eLong Island\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling sequel to Colm Tóibín's beloved \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602048884833,"sku":"9781035029518","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28627359.jpg?v=1722759533","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035029518-south","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}