{"product_id":"9781529035520","title":"Ripeness - Sarah Moss (Paperback) 28-05-2026","description":"\u003cp\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 Guardian  Just 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Sarah Moss \/ Fiction - Paperback \/ 28-05-2026","offer_id":56666554892668,"sku":"9781529035520","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/2344\/8005\/files\/9781529035520.jpg?v=1776871741","url":"https:\/\/www.ivybridgebookshop.com\/products\/9781529035520","provider":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}