{"product_id":"the-echoing-grove-paperback","title":"The Echoing Grove - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosamond Lehmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo sisters fall for the same man in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling novel of WWII-era England by an \"immensely readable\" author (Elizabeth Jane Howard).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rickie Masters is married to Madeleine, who is sitting out the war in the country with their children. Their domestic serenity is shattered when Rickie falls in love with Madeleine's sister, Dinah, and they begin a clandestine, guilt-ridden affair. When Madeleine discovers their infidelity, accusations are hurled and hard choices are made. Then, a year before the war officially ends, tragedy strikes, and it is only after an estrangement of fifteen years that Madeleine and Dinah will begin to struggle toward some kind of reconciliation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shifting between the three characters' viewpoints, and shuttling seamlessly between past and present, \u003ci\u003eThe Echoing Grove \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of life: messy, unpredictable, and unstoppable. It is about family, the things that hold us accountable, the events that lead to life-altering decisions, and the emotions that make us human. And above all it is about love: romantic love, married love, familial love, and illicit love. The heart wants what it wants, regardless of the cost.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosamond Lehmann (1901-1990) was born on the day of Queen Victoria's funeral, in Buckinghamshire, England, the second of four children. In 1927, a few years after graduating from the University of Cambridge, she published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eDusty Answer\u003c\/i\u003e, to critical acclaim and instantaneous celebrity. Lehmann continued to write and publish between 1930 and 1976, penning works including \u003ci\u003eThe Weather in the Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad and the Source\u003c\/i\u003e, and the short memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Swan in the Evening\u003c\/i\u003e. Lehmann was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1982 and remains one of the most distinguished novelists of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691305635903,"sku":"9781504003179","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/511c8829a0732b8e3440e6f1ddba5635.webp?v=1764991663","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-echoing-grove-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}