{"product_id":"enlightenment-9780063352612","title":"Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzling new work of literary fiction from the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e, a story of love and astronomy told over the course of twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Hart and Grace Macaulay have lived all their lives in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Though separated in age by three decades, the pair are kindred spirits--torn between their commitment to religion and their desire to explore the world beyond their small Baptist community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is two romantic relationships that will rend their friendship, and in the wake of this rupture, Thomas develops an obsession with a vanished nineteenth-century astronomer said to haunt a nearby manor, and Grace flees Aldleigh entirely for London. Over the course of twenty years, by coincidence and design, Thomas and Grace will find their lives brought back into orbit as the mystery of the vanished astronomer unfolds into a devastating tale of love and scientific pursuit. Thomas and Grace will ask themselves what it means to love and be loved, what is fixed and what is mutable, how much of our fate is predestined and written in the stars, and whether they can find their way back to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thrillingly ambitious novel of friendship, faith, and unrequited love, rich in symmetry and symbolism, \u003cem\u003eEnlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e is a shimmering wonder of a book and Sarah Perry's finest work to date. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063352612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Perry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897399345333,"sku":"9780063352612","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d7eab1d9-5105-4bf5-9540-a68ea6417390.jpg?v=1712634000","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/enlightenment-9780063352612","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}