{"product_id":"the-colour-of-milk-9780062192066","title":"The Colour of Milk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Colour of Milk\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary tour de force of power, class, and fate, told in the fierce, urgent voice of the irrepressible Mary, a character as indelible as \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e's Celie and Margaret Atwood's eponymous Alias Grace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in England in 1830, \u003cem\u003eThe Colour of Milk\u003c\/em\u003e by Nell Leyshon is an emotionally haunting work of historical fiction -- hailed as \"charming, Bront -esque...and hard to forget\" (Marian Keyes) -- about an illiterate farm girl's emotional and intellectual awakening and its devastating consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary, the spirited youngest daughter of an angry, violent man, is sent to work for the local vicar and his invalid wife. Her strange new surroundings offer unsettling challenges, including the vicar's lecherous son and a manipulative fellow servant. But life in the vicarage also offers unexpected joys, as the curious young girl learns to read and write -- knowledge that will come at a tragic price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeyshon, Nell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNell Leyshon's first novel, \u003cem\u003eBlack Dirt\u003c\/em\u003e, was longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize. She is also an award-winning dramatist whose plays include \u003cem\u003eComfort Me with Apples\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of an Evening Standard Award, and \u003cem\u003eBedlam\u003c\/em\u003e, which was the first play written by a woman for Shakespeare's Globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459904475410,"sku":"9780062192066","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c3d01b2-0884-4ace-a446-0850a5501b6c.jpg?v=1730013596","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-colour-of-milk-9780062192066","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}