{"product_id":"9781529035520","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Ripeness by Sarah Moss","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 28\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe perfect book club spring read from the Sunday Times bestselling author.   In 1960s Italy, a family secret rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later.   'Moss makes every moment count' - The Sunday Times'A book of lasting pleasures' - Eleanor Catton, Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries'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, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Room'A delicious novel' - Literary Review'Sublime . . . glorious' - Vogue'Luminous' - Financial Times'Beautifully crafted . . . absorbing and moving' - Daily Mail \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56420590977397,"sku":"9781529035520","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529035520.jpg?v=1764611535","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529035520","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}