{"product_id":"farewell-to-eden-by-sebastian-faulks-signed-pre-order","title":"Farewell to Eden by Sebastian Faulks (SIGNED PRE-ORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIGNED EDITION | DATE OF RELEASE: 17 SEPT 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Beautifully written and deceptively deep novel of moral choice set in the aftermath of the Second World War. The characters are as utterly convincing as the story’ ANTONY BEEVOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003ePublication: 17 Sept 2026, Cornerstone\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529153224\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 368 pages  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57540870078846,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781529153224.jpg?v=1772801612","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/farewell-to-eden-by-sebastian-faulks-signed-pre-order","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}