{"product_id":"9781529035520","title":"Ripeness","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Moss, Sarah \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 28\/05\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529035520,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \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":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57027916169589,"sku":"9781529035520","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529035520.jpg?v=1775294095","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529035520","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}