{"product_id":"partita-signed-indie-sprayed-edge-copy","title":"Partita - Signed Indie Sprayed Edge Copy","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINDIE SIGNED SPRAYED EDGE HARDBACK PRE-ORDER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Signed Sprayed Edge Hardback Pre-Order | \u003cem\u003ePartita\u003c\/em\u003e by Barbara Kingsolver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-order an indie signed sprayed edge hardback copy of \u003cem\u003ePartita\u003c\/em\u003e by Barbara Kingsolver, the double winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and author of \u003cem\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Faber \u0026amp; Faber, this 352-page hardback is a major new work of modern and contemporary fiction from one of today’s most acclaimed literary voices. A brilliant choice for readers who enjoy powerful literary fiction, richly drawn characters, thoughtful storytelling and novels from prize-winning authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis indie signed sprayed edge edition adds extra collectible appeal, making it a beautiful choice for Barbara Kingsolver fans and collectors of special edition literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 October 2026. All indie signed sprayed edge hardback pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecure your copy today from an independent UK bookshop. Carefully packaged to ensure it arrives in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Kingsolver] reminds us that a novel can be wildly entertaining and still have a social conscience' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' (on \u003ci\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou've taken Demon to your hearts, prepare for another 'emotionally raw, riotously entertaining' read as you meet Livia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA song without any answer in it? That's the sound of waiting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLivia Bohusz misses her brother, Cyrus. Unmoored by his death, and the stifling silence of the family farm, eleven-year-old Livia has no choice but to survive. Her only solace: music, an escape in the quiet rapture piano practice brings. The promise of a new life her talent offers, intoxicating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when Livia starts her college music scholarship it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one springtime, as the smell of reviving grass and crocuses and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn't miss in the rear view:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Who is that man?'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of the greatest writers alive comes Livia's story, \u003ci\u003ePartita\u003c\/i\u003e, both a coming-of-age narrative and an examination of midlife hopes and regrets, a novel as simple as love and longing, as touching, complex and finely tuned as the music it celebrates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eReaders love Barbara Kingsolver:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Barbara Kingsolver's way with words is beyond description!'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'That's the magic of Barbara Kingsolver I guess - to make you laugh in one line and then absolutely wreck you in the next. What a genius'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I love Kingsolver because I never know where she will go next but it will always be somewhere that I've never been before'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Barbara Kingsolver has an understanding of the human condition and the abuses inflicted by an unjust society upon those who do not deserve that'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A trademark ability to tell a story with empathy'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of those writers who somehow can produce writing that sounds as natural as talking and yet that somehow comes out as poetry'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kingsolver is a magician with words'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kingsolver, Barbara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56822303326594,"sku":"9780571404711","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9780571404711.jpg?v=1785841637","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/partita-signed-indie-sprayed-edge-copy","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}