{"product_id":"9781529035520","title":"Ripeness","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Moss, Sarah | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 28\/05\/2026 by PAN MACMILLAN                   (Picador) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 20mm | 216g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe perfect book club spring read from the Sunday Times bestselling author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1960s Italy, a family secret rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Moss makes every moment count' – The Sunday Times'A book of lasting pleasures' – Eleanor Catton, Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries'Powerful and beautifully written' – The GuardianJust 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tender and rueful’ – Emma Donoghue, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Room'A delicious novel' – Literary Review'Sublime . . . glorious' – Vogue'Luminous' – Financial Times'Beautifully crafted . . . absorbing and moving' – Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57126030934391,"sku":"9781529035520","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781529035520.jpg?v=1779876443","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529035520","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}