{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden-by-sebastian-faulks-9781529153231","title":"Farewell to Eden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn epic and profound new novel from Sebastian Faulks, author of the Sunday Times bestseller \u003cem\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Beautifully written and deceptively deep novel of moral choice set in the aftermath of the Second World War. The characters are as utterly convincing as the story'\u003c\/em\u003e — Antony Beevor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. But 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754139402476,"sku":"9781529153231","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529153231-farewell-to-eden.jpg?v=1781657805","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/farewell-to-eden-by-sebastian-faulks-9781529153231","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}