{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-forest-9780349014104","title":"The Story of the Forest","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2023\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Epic and marvellously entertaining... There''s a furious energy to the novel, which constantly moves forward even as it looks sorrowfully back''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Magnificent... I want to press a copy on everyone I know''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNIGELLA LAWSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Epic, magnificent, beautiful... I couldn''t put it down''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePHILIPPA PERRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Jewel-like clarity... exceptional''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRICHARD COLES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Exquisite writing [and] a triumphant, elegant ending'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An intelligent family saga... ambitious and moving and funny'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTESSA HADLEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s 1913 and a young, carefree and recklessly innocent girl, Mina, goes out into the forest on the edge of the Baltic sea and meets a gang of rowdy young men with revolution on their minds. It sounds like a fairy tale but it''s life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe adventure leads to flight, emigr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat an amazing novel.....an \u003cb\u003eepic, fascinating and moving\u003c\/b\u003e story. The sections set in Liverpool really spoke to me having grown up there, but I loved the London chapters. Vivid storytelling with complex and colourful characters. I thought it was spectacular. * David Morrissey *\u003cbr\u003eEpic, magnificent, beautiful. A perfect work of art and craft and such a good story... I felt I was living it. \u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e. * Philippa Perry *\u003cbr\u003eI'm not sure it could ever be possible to do justice to this \u003cb\u003emagnificent\u003c\/b\u003e novel in a few words: the flawless writing, wonderfully flawed characters, its epic sweep combined with a warm immediacy, indeed every page of it just bowled me over completely. \u003cb\u003eI'm in awe, I'm charmed, and I want to press a copy on everyone I know\u003c\/b\u003e. * Nigella Lawson *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major achievement\u003c\/b\u003e... as fine as anything Linda Grant has written... maybe excelling them all * Joan Bakewell *\u003cbr\u003eSuch an intelligent family saga, \u003cb\u003eambitious and moving and funny\u003c\/b\u003e too... I loved it * Tessa Hadley *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpic and marvellously entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e... Grant is a brilliant chronicler of the British-Jewish diaspora, as well as being a close observer of cities... \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e hums with the boisterousness of family and community life... \u003cb\u003eThere's a furious energy to the novel, which constantly moves forward even as it looks sorrowfully back\u003c\/b\u003e -- Catherine Taylor * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe tale is told with humour and sensitivity... Grant's own Eastern European roots in a culture with few written records and a strong tradition of storytelling informs the narrative * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eLike all good stories, it teems with false starts, mysterious clues and dead ends... \u003cb\u003eGrant's particular gift is for the arresting scene that blends menace with comedy\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alex Clark * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJewel-like clarity... exceptional \u003c\/b\u003e * Reverend Richard Coles *\u003cbr\u003eAn epic story of a young woman coming of age in the early 20th century, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous events happening in Europe at the time. \u003cb\u003eIt's such a joy to be in the hands of an assured, vivid storyteller like Grant\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e[A] smartly compressed dynastic novel... \u003cb\u003eGrant's exquisite writing\u003c\/b\u003e shows us the Latvian immigrants who adapted to Liverpool, then London, as well as offering grainy glimpses of those who stayed in Riga, reviewing the whole saga in \u003cb\u003ea triumphant, elegant ending with never a word of schmaltz\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tom Payne * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] wise, sad and sometimes humorous family saga\u003c\/b\u003e... Grant explores how families build their identity on stories and myths that mutate in the telling. It is fascinating to observe one family's changing domestic experiences and expectations in the 20th century, felt more keenly as their relatives back in the east experiences the horrors of war and dictatorship * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eTracing the arc of Mina's life over the full span of the 20th century,\u003ci\u003e The Story of the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e defies expectation. It is\u003cb\u003e a sprawling family epic elegantly contained... \u003c\/b\u003ea story of Jewish assimilation from the margins of Jewish history... \u003cb\u003esharp observation tempered with humour and tenderness\u003c\/b\u003e... the characters themselves spring from these pages, vividly, unforgettably alive -- Clare Clark * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eI devoured \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ean engrossing family saga \u003c\/b\u003ethat spans Latvia to Liverpool and the best part of a century... a \u003cb\u003etruly terrific\u003c\/b\u003e book - with a beautiful cover -- Stephen Bush * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eGrant makes her characters talk from the heart, as does Anna Cordell's versatile and haunting narration - \u003cb\u003eAudiobook of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733641638231,"sku":"9780349014104","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349014104.jpg?v=1720000981","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-forest-9780349014104","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}