{"product_id":"the-farm-at-the-edge-of-the-world-9781444792324","title":"The Farm at the Edge of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A great read about guilt, atonement and identity' - \u003ci\u003eHello!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH \u003ci\u003eLITTLE DISASTERS\u003c\/i\u003e and NETFLIX SENSATION \u003ci\u003eANATOMY OF A SCANDAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1939, and Will and Alice are evacuated to a granite farm in north Cornwall, perched on a windswept cliff. There they meet the farmer's daughter, Maggie, and against shimmering barley fields and a sky that stretches forever, enjoy a childhood largely protected from the ravages of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the sweltering summer of 1943 something happens that will have tragic consequences. A small lie escalates out of all proportion. Over 70 years on Alice is determined to make amends - but has she left it too late? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2014, and Maggie's granddaughter Lucy flees to the childhood home she couldn't wait to leave thirteen years earlier, marriage over; career apparently ended thanks to one terrible mistake. Can she rebuild herself and the family farm? And can she help her grandmother, plagued by a secret, to find some lasting peace? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a novel about identity and belonging; guilt and atonement; the unrealistic expectations placed on children and the pain of coming of age. It's about small lies and dark secrets; and how the need to love and be loved endures. But above all it's about a beautiful, desolate, complex place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFurther praise for THE FARM AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eExquisitely written\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a truly pastoral novel -\u003cb\u003e sharp, sometimes painful, but authentic \u003c\/b\u003ewith real emotional depth.' - Veronica Henry \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely loved it\u003c\/b\u003e. Very rare I sit and devour 220 pages in one afternoon' - Nina Pottell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eWoman Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eSarah Vaughan not only\u003cb\u003e writes beautifully\u003c\/b\u003e but her stories and characters have a way of \u003cb\u003eclimbing into your heart and staying there \u003c\/b\u003elong after you've turned the last page . . . \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e!' - \u003ci\u003eFleur Smithwick\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'[A] \u003cb\u003efabulous \u003c\/b\u003esense of place and a\u003cb\u003e clever, compelling\u003c\/b\u003e story' - \u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eevocative and page-turning\u003c\/b\u003e story of love and heartbreak, written in\u003cb\u003e beautiful and poignant prose \u003c\/b\u003ethat \u003cb\u003ecaptivated me\u003c\/b\u003e from first word to final page' - Katie Marsh \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eYou won't want this one to end\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ebeautifully evocative\u003c\/b\u003e story of love, loss and forgiveness. You can taste, feel, see and hear Cornwall on every page as the characters pull you into their lives. \u003cb\u003eLoved it\u003c\/b\u003e' - Liz Fenwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781444792324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Sarah Vaughan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41968339910837,"sku":"9781444792324","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_01a0193d-ea6a-45b9-b85e-24dbcd2432b4.jpg?v=1647957090","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-farm-at-the-edge-of-the-world-9781444792324","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}