{"product_id":"9781529354232-slowworms-song","title":"Slowworm's Song","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the Costa Award-winning author of PURE, a profound and tender tale of guilt, a search for atonement and the hard, uncertain work of loving. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ⭐ Out now: \u003ci\u003eThe Land in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Slowworm's Song\u003c\/i\u003e: a tender tale of guilt, a search for atonement and the hard, uncertain work of loving\u003cbr\u003e'Sublime'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ex-soldier and recovering alcoholic living quietly in Somerset, Stephen Rose has just begun to form a bond with Maggie, the daughter he barely knows, when he receives a summons - to an inquiry in Belfast about an incident during the Troubles, which he hoped he had long outdistanced. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, to testify about it could wreck his fragile relationship with Maggie. And if he loses her, he loses everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe decides instead to write her an account of his life - a confession, a defence, a love letter. Also a means of buying time. But as time runs out, the day comes when he must face again what happened in that distant summer of 1982.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Andrew Miller\u003cbr\u003e'Andrew Miller's writing is a source of wonder and delight' \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of our most skilful chroniclers of the human heart and mind' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best writers at work today' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderful storyteller' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of those rare novelists who can rock up in any time and place and convincingly inhabit that particular historical moment' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40650955554913,"sku":"9781529354232","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36110787.jpg?v=1760076925","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529354232-slowworms-song","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}