{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden-9781529153224","title":"Farewell to Eden","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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarewell to Eden 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\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sebastian Faulks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 Sep 2026 by Cornerstone.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sebastian Faulks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320462713210,"sku":"9781529153224","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781529153224.jpg?v=1790653836","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/farewell-to-eden-9781529153224","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}