{"product_id":"the-yearling-9780349008233","title":"The Yearling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A literary masterpiece for all ages . . . a tale of growing up, of love and laughter, of tragedy and loss and grief -  a tale that is so compelling that it turns the page for you: \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e leaves you tearful, breathless, exhilarated'' MICHAEL MORPURGO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An unsentimental, stone-cold classic that should be spoken of in the same breath - and read as religiously - as Harper Lee''s To Kill a Mockingbird\u003ci\u003e'' THE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A genuine classic . . . I was stunned to awe by \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e''s beauty and strength'' LAUREN GROFF\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the remote, unforgiving landscape of central Florida, Ezra ''Penny'' Baxter, his wife Ora and their son Jody carve out a precarious existence. Only ever a failed crop away from disaster, life in the Big Scrub is one of lurking danger, wild beauty and the thrill of the hunt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJody''s world is transformed when he rescues a starving fawn, who becomes his constan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA genuine classic . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent, transparent, slow-moving river. Its style is direct and free of fireworks . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e expresses both danger and beauty . . . The novel's power is subtle, accumulating with every description of the natural world, until the book's rhythms become almost transcendental . . . I was stunned to awe by \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e's beauty and strength * Lauren Groff *\u003cbr\u003eThis is not simply a remarkable book for young people, though it is certainly that; it is a literary masterpiece for all ages . . . Her world of rural America is so removed from ours, yet her story takes us there, steeping us in its landscape, language and people as it tells us a tale of growing up, of love and laughter, of tragedy and loss and grief - a tale that is so compelling that it turns the page for you: \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e leaves you tearful, breathless, exhilarated * Michael Morpurgo *\u003cbr\u003eThis is not simply a remarkable book for young people, though it is certainly that; it is a literary masterpiece for all ages . . . Her world of rural America is so removed from ours, yet her story takes us there, steeping us in its landscape, language and people as it tells us a tale of growing up, of love and laughter, of tragedy and loss and grief - a tale that is so compelling that it turns the page for you: \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e leaves you tearful, breathless, exhilarated -- Michael Morpurgo\u003cbr\u003e'A genuine classic . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent, transparent, slow-moving river. Its style is direct and free of fireworks . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e expresses both danger and beauty: the Baxters are surviving on the brink, one dead sow or ruined corn crop from starvation, but there are also glorious passages about the land . . . The novel's power is subtle, accumulating with every description of the natural world, until the book's rhythms become almost transcendental . . . I was stunned to awe by \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e's beauty and strength and by Marjorie's empathy for her poor and struggling characters' -- Lauren Groff * Harper's *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733636362583,"sku":"9780349008233","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349008233.jpg?v=1720000955","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-yearling-9780349008233","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}