{"product_id":"9781529035490","title":"Ripeness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Moss, Sarah \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e162 x 245 x 30 | 502g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1960s Italy to present-day Ireland, Ripeness is a haunting, luminous tale of love, grief, and the lifelong search for where we truly belong, from Sarah Moss, bestselling author of Summerwater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Moss makes every moment count' - The Sunday Times'The achievement of a lifetime' - Jessie Burton'A book of lasting pleasures' - Eleanor Catton'A powerful and beautifully written story of family, friendship and identity' - 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 child 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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tender and rueful . . . Sarah Moss is a marvel of insight and eloquence' - Emma Donoghue'One of our greatest living writers' - Katherine May, author of WinteringPraise for Sarah Moss:'Throws much contemporary writing into the shade' - Hilary Mantel‘One of our very best contemporary novelists’ - Independent'A brilliant mind' - The Guardian'Moss has quietly been putting out some of the most interesting and carefully sculpted novels of recent years' - Financial Times'One of the finest contemporary writers working in Britain today' - Stylist'Is Sarah Moss the best British writer never nominated for the Booker?' - Daily Mail'Nothing escapes her sly humour and brilliant touch' - Jessie Burton'The most brilliant writer. She deserves to win all the prizes' - Joanna Trollope\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491190161794,"sku":"9781529035490","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781529035490.jpg?v=1753741343","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9781529035490","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}