{"product_id":"buckeye-by-patrick-ryan-9781526689283","title":"Buckeye","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Notable Books of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Read With Jenna Book Club Pick September 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne town. Two families. A secret that changes everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Poignant, powerful’\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Omniscient, sweeping, almost defiantly sentimental’\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘It’s not just a great Midwestern novel, it’s a great novel, period’\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMAY, 1945. As news of the Allied victory in Europe reaches the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, a woman named Margaret Salt walks into a hardware store and asks the man behind the counter, Cal Jenkins, for a radio. What happens next will change both of their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the country reconstructs in the post-war boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie— but nothing can remain hidden in a small town. The consequences of that long-ago encounter will intertwine the fates of two families, rippling through the next generation and compelling them to re-examine who they thought they were and what the future might hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFull of compassion, humour and charm, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling portrait of the human spirit by way of one unforgettable community; the twisted roads we take to achieve forgiveness and redemption; and above all a universal longing for love and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\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 Ia Drang Valley. \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is that book, and it soars’\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eTOM HANKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Funny and tender... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers’\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘I love this novel with my entire heart … Wise and heartbreaking’\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eANN NAPOLITANO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47602845188332,"sku":"9781526689283","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526689283-buckeye.jpg?v=1778048379","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/buckeye-by-patrick-ryan-9781526689283","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}