{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden","title":"Farewell to Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn epic and profound new novel from Sebastian Faulks, author of the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eBIRDSONG\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Deval, a soldier recently returned from the beaches of Normandy, arrives in Palestine on a peace-keeping mission in the final days of the British Mandate. The Sea of Galilee glitters in the distance as war-weary troops marvel at the novelty of oranges and sun – a paradise that belies a fierce new conflict about to erupt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome years later, Philip begins work teaching at a school in the English countryside and meets the enigmatic music mistress, Frances Darwood. Over long evenings spent listening to records in her music room, they grow close.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Philip is a changed man, and must confront the secrets and scars of all he has lived through – which threaten, even now, to upend his future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarewell to Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping and profound novel about faith in all its forms, and a rich portrait of an embattled post-war Britain. It asks the question: how, after great suffering, do we retain our humanity, learn to love again, and believe in the promise of a better life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sebastian Faulks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598627274904,"sku":"9781529153231","price":38.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/5193\/1032\/files\/Sebastian-Faulks-Farewell-To-Eden-Mrs-Blackwell-s-Village-Bookshop-Greytown-NZ.jpg?v=1790637763","url":"https:\/\/villagebookshop.co.nz\/products\/farewell-to-eden","provider":"Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop Greytown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}