{"product_id":"9781529035520","title":"Ripeness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Moss, Sarah \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 May 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 20 | 216g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58201102909821,"sku":"9781529035520","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781529035520.jpg?v=1779552715","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9781529035520","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}