{"product_id":"the-green-years","title":"The Green Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of A. J. Cronin's best-loved novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Years\u003c\/i\u003e is a compassionate story of a boy's growth to manhood, set against the harsh reality of life at the turn of the century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Shannon is a young Irish Catholic boy who, orphaned at the age of seven, is brought to live with his mother's estranged family in Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he grows up in a dour Presbyterian town, only Robert's great-grandfather - an incorrigible, swaggering, charming, larger-than-life character - seems able to rescue him from the narrow interests of the people who try to shape his life in their own image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisappointed in love and in his burning ambition to study medicine, the eighteen-year-old Robert sees his future as a blank wall. But, once again, he is saved from despair by his fiery relative, much to the chagrin of the rest of the family . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 1944, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Years\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt classic from A. J. Cronin - a vivid gallery of characters imbued with his customary blend of imagination, insight and tenderness. It was adapted for the screen by director Victor Saville, receiving two nominations at the 1946 Academy Awards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages | Published November 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986290950493,"sku":"9781035069576","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781035069576-L.jpg?v=1774497837","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-green-years","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}