{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden-signed-sebastian-faulks","title":"Farewell to Eden SIGNED, Sebastian Faulks","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew SIGNED Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe epic and profound new historical novel set in post-World War Two Britain, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of BIRDSONG, Sebastian Faulks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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. Some years later, Philip begins work teaching at a school in the English countryside and meets the enigmatic music mistress, Frances Darwood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 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. Farewell to Eden is a sweeping and profound novel about faith in all its forms, and a rich portrait of an embattled post-war Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59901813326208,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0349\/6932\/1531\/files\/FarewelltoEden.jpg?v=1789564942","url":"https:\/\/www.westwoodbooks.co.uk\/products\/farewell-to-eden-signed-sebastian-faulks","provider":"Westwood Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}