{"product_id":"the-evening-chorus-a-novel","title":"The Evening Chorus: A Novel","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Evening Chorus: A Novel\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHelen Humphreys\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780544348691\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Paperbacks\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmid the chaos of World War II, three people find unexpected freedom through their connection to the natural world--from the author of Rabbit Foot Bill.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDowned during his first mission, James Hunter is taken captive as a German POW. To bide the time, he studies a nest of redstarts at the edge of camp. Some prisoners plot escape; some are shot. And then, one day, James is called to the Kommandant's office. Meanwhile, back home, James's new wife, Rose, is on her own, free in a way she has never known. Then, James's sister, Enid, loses everything during the Blitz and must seek shelter with Rose. In a cottage near Ashdown forest, the two women jealously guard secrets, but form a surprising friendship. Each of these characters will find unexpected freedom amid war's privations and discover confinements that come with peace. \u003cem\u003eThe Evening Chorus\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful, astonishing examination of love, loss, escape, and the ways in which the intrusions of the natural world can save us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Evening Chorus\u003c\/em\u003e serenades people brutally marked by war, yet enduring to live -- and relish -- the tiny pleasures of another day. With her trademark prose -- exquisitely limpid -- Humphreys convinces us of the birdlike strength of the powerless.\" -- Emma Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Evening Chorus\u003c\/em\u003e sparkles.\" --Jo Baker \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A poised, lyrical novel about the griefs of war, written with poetic intensity of observation.\" --Helen Dunmore\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"The Evening Chorus: A Novel | Helen Humphreys | Paperback | 9780544348691 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1606512","offer_id":48313161089176,"sku":"1606512","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71wJcBhxYbL.jpg?v=1773162868","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-evening-chorus-a-novel","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}