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Ripeness: long-buried family secrets in 1960s Italy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater

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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
'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 unexpectedly free. But when her friend Méabh receives an email from a stranger claiming to be her brother, everything shifts. As Méabh confronts a history she never knew she had, Edith must finally face the truth of that long-ago summer, and the secret she has carried for a lifetime.

'Tender and rueful' - Emma Donoghue
'A deliciou's novel' - Literary Review
'Sublime... glorious' - Vogue
'Luminous' - Financial Times
'Beautifully crafted... absorbing and moving' - Daily Mail

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  • Publication Date: May 22, 2025
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  • Print Length: 301 Pages
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