{"product_id":"landed-9780099537472","title":"Landed","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrought up in the Anglo-Welsh borders by an affectionate but alcoholic and feckless mother, Owen Ithell''s sense of self is rooted in his long, vivid visits to his grandparents'' small farm in the hills. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an adult he moves to an English city where he builds a new life, working as a gardener. He meets Mel, they have children. He believes he has found happiness - and love - of a sort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut a tragic accident changes the course of his life and the lives of those he loves is changed forever. Owen is haunted by suicidal thoughts. In his despair, he resolves to reconnect with both his past and the natural world, and with his children he embarks on a long, fateful journey, walking to the Welsh borders of his childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePowerful, richly evocative and perfectly poised between the hope of redemption and the threat of irrevocable tragedy, \u003ci\u003eLanded\u003c\/i\u003eis Tim Pears'' most assured and beguiling novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis novel really sang to me\u003c\/b\u003e....\u003cb\u003eartfully sculpted\u003c\/b\u003e, more layered, more \u003cb\u003epowerfully elegiac\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThis is a really beautiful novel\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Barbara Trapido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePears is a remarkable prose stylist\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003ci\u003eLanded\u003c\/i\u003e offers rich pickings. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003ePears is \u003cb\u003eback on top form in this beautifully crafted story\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003eThrillingly well-observed\u003c\/b\u003e...The ending is \u003cb\u003ea powerful blend of poignancy and moral ambivalence\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eIf one of the tasks of a novelist is to open our eyes to the world around us,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePears has executed that task with rare aplomb\u003c\/b\u003e. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully and evocatively written\u003c\/b\u003e * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e: it shows the grief that overwhelms a parent at the death of a child and...the darkness that lies beneath the surface of a superficially happy family...\u003cb\u003eThere is no denying Pears' achievement\u003c\/b\u003e in the character of Owen, a raw, desperate man even before he is filled with grief, and his \u003cb\u003edeeply poetic\u003c\/b\u003e descriptions of an old-fashioned life on the land. * Daily Telegraph *","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017524576599,"sku":"9780099537472","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099537472.jpg?v=1750773833","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/landed-9780099537472","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}