Ripeness: long-buried family secrets in 1960s Italy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater
May 2025 · Pan Macmillan
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The perfect book club summer read from the Sunday Times bestselling author.
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, Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries
'Powerful and beautifully written' – The Guardian
'Endlessly intriguing' - The Observer
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 finally free. But with the arrival of an unexpected message, Edith must face the truth of that long-ago summer, and the secret she has carried for a lifetime.
'Tender and rueful’ – Emma Donoghue, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Room
'A delicious novel' – Literary Review
'Sublime . . . glorious' – Vogue
'Luminous' – Financial Times
'Beautifully crafted . . . absorbing and moving' – Daily Mail
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, Booker Prize-winning author of The Luminaries
'Powerful and beautifully written' – The Guardian
'Endlessly intriguing' - The Observer
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 finally free. But with the arrival of an unexpected message, Edith must face the truth of that long-ago summer, and the secret she has carried for a lifetime.
'Tender and rueful’ – Emma Donoghue, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Room
'A delicious novel' – Literary Review
'Sublime . . . glorious' – Vogue
'Luminous' – Financial Times
'Beautifully crafted . . . absorbing and moving' – Daily Mail
The perfect book club summer read from the Sunday Times bestselling author.
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 Catt...
About the author
Sarah Moss has written several novels including the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Summerwater, and Ghost Wall, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize, and Ripeness. She has also written a memoir, My Good Bright Wolf - winner of Non-Fiction Book of the Year at The Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards - and Names for the Sea, which is an account of her year living in Iceland. She was born in Glasgow and grew up in the north of England. After moving between Oxford, Canterbury, Reykjavik, west Cornwall and the English Midlands, she now lives in Dublin.
Sarah Moss has written several novels including the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Summerwater, and Ghost Wall, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize, and Ripeness. She has also written a memoir, My Good Bright Wolf - winner of Non-Fiction Book of the Year at The Saltires, Scotland’s Nation...
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