{"product_id":"9781529035490","title":"Ripeness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sarah Moss\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 May 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e162 x 245 x 30mm | 502g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\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'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 unexpectedly free. But when her friend Méabh receives an email from a stranger claiming to be her brother, everything shifts. As Méabh confronts a history she never knew she had, Edith must finally 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'A deliciou's novel' - Literary Review'Sublime . . . glorious' - Vogue'Luminous' - Financial Times'Beautifully crafted . . . absorbing and moving' - Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Moss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64838661734749,"sku":"9781529035490","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781529035490.jpg?v=1780056363","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781529035490","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}