{"product_id":"9781529035490","title":"Ripeness","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1960s Italy to present-day Ireland, Ripeness 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.   From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater, Sarah Moss.   'Moss makes every moment count' - The Sunday Times'A book of lasting pleasures' - Eleanor Catton'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'A delicious novel' - Literary Review'Sublime . . . glorious' - Vogue'Luminous' - Financial Times'Beautifully crafted . . . absorbing and moving' - Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55732490109304,"sku":"9781529035490","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781529035490.jpg?v=1794288565","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781529035490","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}