{"product_id":"9781509858040-homeland","title":"Homeland","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn epic and heartbreaking story following the lives of ordinary people, shattered by events in the Basque Country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe international bestseller, l\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eonglisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2021. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFernando Aramburu's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomeland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en epic and heartbreaking story of two best friends whose families are divided by the conflicting loyalties of terrorism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that was so persuasive and moving’ – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Vargas Llosa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime of the Hero.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Basque Country, Spain, 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiren and Bittori have lived side by side in a small Basque town all their lives. Their husbands play cards together, their children play and eventually go out drinking together. The terrorist threat posed by ETA seems to affect them little.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Bittori’s husband starts receiving threatening letters – demanding money, accusing him of being a police informant – she turns to her friend for help. But Miren’s loyalties are torn: her son has just been recruited as a terrorist and to denounce them would be to condemn her own flesh and blood. Tensions rise, relationships fracture, and events move towards a tragic conclusion .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Is Aramburu the Tolstoy of the Basque country, author of a Spanish language \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e?’ – \u003ci\u003eGuardian\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":56451520135542,"sku":"9781509858040","price":12.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27170540.jpg?v=1760462829","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781509858040-homeland","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}