{"product_id":"ruby-red-9780141320939","title":"Ruby Red","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Ruby Winters'' world, colour opens some doors and slams others shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger and hatred simmer under the surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby can't resist the blue-eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the exciting rush of first love, but whose presence brings hushed whispers and disapproving glances. She might not see race, colour or creed  but it seems everybody else does . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dazzling novel will entrance teenage and adult readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Year the Gypsies Came\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful . . . This is a new book with an old and wise heart. It may very well have the makings of a classic' – \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully, powerfully and compellingly written . . . extraordinarily moving' – \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This outstanding first novel arcs beautifully to its terrible climax and is deeply moving' – \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Every now and then a book comes along that's unusual, compelling and deeply absorbing yet is so tragically simple, it leaves an indelible trace on the memory. \u003ci\u003eThe Year the Gypsies Came \u003c\/i\u003eis one of these' – \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully evoked, exquisitely written novel' – \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Children's UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732447441239,"sku":"9780141320939","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141320939.jpg?v=1719996915","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ruby-red-9780141320939","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}