{"product_id":"in-the-springtime-of-the-year-9780099570486","title":"In the Springtime of the Year","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUSAN HILL\u003c\/b\u003e has been a professional writer for over fifty years. Her books have won awards and prizes including the Whitbread, the John Llewellyn Rhys and a Somerset Maugham, and have been shortlisted for the Booker. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eStrange Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI'm the King of the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Springtime of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mist in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also published autobiographical works and collections of short stories as well as the Simon Serrailler series of crime novels. The play of her ghost story \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in Black \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the longest running in the history of London's West End. In 2020 she was awarded a damehood (DBE) for services to literature. She has two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of those novels you never forget * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eI love this wonderful book... Just read it -- Jo Brand * BBC Radio 4, A Good Read *\u003cbr\u003eOne of Hill’s earlier, quieter masterpieces -- Emma Hagestadt * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eImmediately arresting…you come away affected, but there is a quiet, unhurried pace which is, incongruously, a lovely and fitting touch * bookgeeks.co.uk *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732302803287,"sku":"9780099570486","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099570486.jpg?v=1719996332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-springtime-of-the-year-9780099570486","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}