{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden-by-sebastian-faulks","title":"Farewell to Eden By Sebastian Faulks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Beautifully written and deceptively deep novel of moral choice set in the aftermath of the Second World War. The characters are as utterly convincing as the story'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Antony Beevor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarewell to Eden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sweeping and profound novel about faith in all its forms, and a rich portrait of an embattled post-war Britain. It 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53518792491297,"sku":"9781529153231","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/9285\/5329\/files\/image-2026-09-17T111632-585.png?v=1789604114","url":"https:\/\/papertree.co.nz\/products\/farewell-to-eden-by-sebastian-faulks","provider":"PaperTree","version":"1.0","type":"link"}