Moving from 60s Italy to contemporary Ireland, Ripeness is a breathtaking story of love and the search for belonging from Sarah Moss, bestselling author of Summerwater
''The achievement of a lifetime, written by one of the best writers alive'' - Jessie Burton
''A book of lasting pleasures'' - Eleanor Catton
''Her work is as close to perfect as a novelist-s can be'' - The Times
On the brink of adulthood and just out of school, Edith finds herself travelling to rural Italy. She has been sent by her mother with strict instructions: to see her sister, ballet dancer Lydia, through the final weeks of her pregnancy, help at the birth and then make a phone call which will change all of their lives.
Decades later, happily divorced and newly energized, Edith is living in contentment and comfort in Ireland. When her best friend M-h receives a call from an American man claiming to be her brother, Maebh must decide if she will meet him, and
