{"product_id":"sarahmossripeness","title":"Sarah Moss - Ripeness","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Sarah Moss. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Coming of Age, Women, Family Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 1960s Italy to present-day Ireland, \u003ci\u003eRipeness\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting, luminous tale of love, grief, and the lifelong search for where we truly belong, from Sarah Moss, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSummerwater\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Moss makes every moment count' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The achievement of a lifetime' - Jessie Burton\u003cbr\u003e 'A book of lasting pleasures' - Eleanor Catton\u003cbr\u003e 'A powerful and beautifully written story of family, friendship and identity' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Just 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 child is born, she is to make a phone call that will change all of their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Decades later, Edith is living a contented life in Ireland, happily divorced and unexpectedly free. But when her friend Méabh receives a call from a stranger claiming to be her brother, everything shifts. As Méabh confronts a history she never knew she had, Edith is pulled back into the long-buried story of the baby she once held, and lost.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Tender and rueful . . . Sarah Moss is a marvel of insight and eloquence' - Emma Donoghue, author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of our greatest living writers' - Katherine May, author of \u003ci\u003eWintering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Sarah Moss:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Throws much contemporary writing into the shade' - Hilary Mantel\u003cbr\u003e 'One of our very best contemporary novelists' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A brilliant mind' \u003ci\u003e- The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Moss has quietly been putting out some of the most interesting and carefully sculpted novels of recent years' - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of the finest contemporary writers working in Britain today' - \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Is Sarah Moss the best British writer never nominated for the Booker?' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Nothing escapes her sly humour and brilliant touch' - Jessie Burton\u003cbr\u003e 'The most brilliant writer. She deserves to win all the prizes' - Joanna Trollope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57935637119350,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781529035506.jpg?v=1779467929","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/sarahmossripeness","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}