{"product_id":"9781529035520-ripeness","title":"Ripeness","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 1960s Italy to present-day Ireland, \u003ci\u003eRipeness\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a family secret that rips apart a teenage girl’s world, only for her to discover its meaning decades later.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect book club spring read from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1960s Italy, a family secret rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moss makes every moment count' – \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book of lasting pleasures' – Eleanor Catton, Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Luminaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful and beautifully written' –\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust out of school and teetering on the brink of adulthood, Edith is sent alone to rural Italy. Her task is simple: support her sister Lydia, a brilliant but brittle ballet dancer, through the final weeks of her pregnancy. Once the baby is born, she is to make a phone call that will change all of their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades later, Edith is living a contented life in Ireland, happily divorced and finally free. But with the arrival of an unexpected message, Edith must face the truth of that long-ago summer, and the secret she has carried for a lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tender and rueful’ – Emma Donoghue, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of\u003ci\u003e Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A delicious novel' – \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sublime . glorious' – \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Luminous' – \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully crafted . absorbing and moving' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\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":55893343535478,"sku":"9781529035520","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35902393_6c286598-6daa-484e-a396-16fa810d510b.jpg?v=1756932123","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529035520-ripeness","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}