{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden","title":"Farewell to Eden","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, profound novel about faith in all its forms, and a rich portrait of an embattled post-World War II Britain, by one of the finest literary stylists working today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome years later, Philip begins work teaching at a school in the English countryside and meets the enigmatic music mistress, Frances Darwood. Over 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarewell to Eden\u003c\/i\u003e 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?","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48847332966605,"sku":"9798897102532","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_3fe7cad0-c9b9-44c8-9d12-eb32efb8b444.jpg?v=1793231124","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/farewell-to-eden","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}