{"product_id":"buckeye-1","title":"Buckeye","description":"\u003cp\u003e''[A] luminous and tender 20th-century saga of wounded souls and small-town secrets'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A thing of wonder’ \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I’ve been yearning for a novel that connects the American generations who dealt with our two wars - one of Omaha Beach, the other of the la Drang Valley. \u003ci\u003eBuckeye \u003c\/i\u003eis that book, and it soars'' \u003cb\u003eTOM HANKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eTHE BIG-HEARTED BESTSELLING PHENOMENON THAT READERS ARE CALLING THEIR BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCal Jenkins, wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, aspires to live a quiet, honest life in Bonhomie, Ohio. His wife Becky – intuitive, whimsical – senses danger long before she understands its shape. Across town, Margaret Salt carries secrets she’s spent a lifetime burying, while her husband Felix tries desperately to be the man the world insists he must be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything changes on V-E Day, when a single, stolen moment binds all four of them together. As wartime gives way to an uneasy peace, the consequences of that day ripple forward, pulling the next generation into its undertow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut in a small town where nothing stays hidden, how long can the truth stay buried?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A glorious sweep of a novel'' \u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Written in the key of Dickens … it’s not just a great Midwestern novel, it’s a great novel, period’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A poignant, powerful exploration of small-town America’ \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504813351285,"sku":"9781526689276","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526689276.jpg?v=1786953730","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/buckeye-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}