{"product_id":"buckeye-by-patrick-ryan","title":"Buckeye by Patrick Ryan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘I’ve been yearning for a novel that connects the American generations who dealt with our two Wars – one of Omaha Beach, the other of the Ia Drang Valley. Buckeye is that book, and it soars’ TOM HANKS‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFunny and tender ... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers’ ANN PATCHETT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘I love this novel with my entire heart … Wise and heartbreaking’ ANN NAPOLITANO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay, 1945.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs news of the Allied victory in Europe reaches the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, a woman named Margaret Salt walks into a hardware store and asks the man behind the counter, Cal Jenkins, for a radio. What happens next will change both of their lives forever. While the country reconstructs in the post-war boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie – and nothing can remain hidden in a small town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe consequences of that long-ago encounter will intertwine the fates of two families, rippling through the next generation and compelling them to re-examine who they thought they were and what the future might hold. Full of compassion, humour and charm, Buckeye is a dazzling portrait of the human spirit by way of one unforgettable community; the twisted roads we take to achieve forgiveness and redemption; and above all a universal longing for love and connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mount Florida Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55528511046018,"sku":"9781526689283","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781526689283.jpg?v=1754405711","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/buckeye-by-patrick-ryan","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}