{"product_id":"9781529035520","title":"Ripeness - Sarah Moss","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe perfect book club spring read from the Sunday Times bestselling author. In 1960s Italy, a family secret rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later. '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. Decades 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. '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":"Sarah Moss","offers":[{"title":"304 pages \/ 28\/05\/2026 \/ Historical fiction","offer_id":57157136941431,"sku":"9781529035520","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781529035520.jpg?v=1780937819","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781529035520","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}