{"product_id":"9781447243755-the-green-years","title":"The Green Years","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stars Look Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Citadel\u003c\/i\u003e, and the creator of \u003ci\u003eDr Finlay's Casebook\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1945, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Years\u003c\/i\u003e is one of A J Cronin’s best-loved novels. It tells the story of Robert Shannon, a young Irish Catholic boy, who, orphaned at the age of seven, is brought to live with his mother’s estranged family in Scotland. As he grows up in a dour Presbyterian town, only his great-grandfather, an incorrigible, swaggering, charming, larger-than-life character, seems able to rescue him from the narrow interests of the people who try to shape his life in their own image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Disappointed in love and in his burning ambition to study medicine, the eighteen-year-old Robert sees his future as a blank wall. But, once again, he is saved from despair by his fiery relative, much to the chagrin of the rest of the family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This compassionate story of a boy’s growth to manhood, set against the harsh reality of life at the turn of the century, shows A J Cronin at his masterly best, creating a vivid gallery of characters with his customary blend of imagination, insight and tenderness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the magnificent narrative tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Citadel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stars Look Down\u003c\/i\u003e and Cronin’s other classic novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Years\u003c\/i\u003e is a great book by a much-loved author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41050473332833,"sku":"9781447243755","price":24.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/ecf5fc479796eb7a26b19f202239805c.jpg?v=1698310292","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781447243755-the-green-years","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}