{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden","title":"Sebastian Faulks: Farewell to Eden [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilip Deval, a soldier recently returned from the beaches of Normandy, arrives in Palestine on a peace-keeping mission in the final days of the British Mandate. The Sea of Galilee glitters in the distance as war-weary troops marvel at the novelty of oranges and sun - a paradise that belies a fierce new conflict about to erupt.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome years later, Philip begins work teaching at a school in the English countryside and meets the enigmatic music mistress, Frances Darwood. Over long evenings spent listening to records in her music room, they grow close. But Philip is a changed man, and must confront the secrets and scars of all he has lived through - which threaten, even now, to upend his future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarewell to Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping and profound novel about faith in all its forms, and a rich portrait of an embattled post-war Britain. It asks the question: how, after great suffering, do we retain our humanity, learn to love again, and believe in the promise of a better life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faulks, Sebastian","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53625495880019,"sku":"9781529153231","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/faulks-sebastian-sebastian-faulks-farewell-to-eden-2026-9781529153231-1235115116.jpg?v=1777750537","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/farewell-to-eden","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}