{"product_id":"ripeness","title":"Ripeness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 1960s Italy to present-day Ireland, \u003ci\u003eRipeness\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a family secret that rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSummerwater\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Moss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moss makes every moment count' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book of lasting pleasures' - Eleanor Catton\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful and beautifully written' -\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tender and rueful' - Emma Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e'A delicious novel' - \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sublime . . . glorious' - \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Luminous' - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully crafted . . . absorbing and moving' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 304 pages | Published May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63867535262045,"sku":"9781529035490","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781529035490.jpg?v=1773596688","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/ripeness","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}