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The 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
The 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
| Empfohlen (von): | 18 |
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2026 |
| Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 296 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781529035520 |
| ISBN-10: | 152903552X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Moss, Sarah |
| Auflage: | Main Market Ed. |
| Hersteller: |
Pan Macmillan
Picador |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
| Maße: | 194 x 126 x 23 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Sarah Moss |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.05.2026 |
| Gewicht: | 0,216 kg |