{"product_id":"the-evening-chorus-9780544348691","title":"The Evening Chorus","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHELEN HUMPHREYS's novels include several \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. Among other awards, she has received the Lambda Prize for fiction and was long-listed for the Dublin Impac. She has written four books of poetry, six novels, and two works of creative nonfiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503465894162,"sku":"9780544348691","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86312170-8ebf-4504-a69c-0fe8f28ca1d0.jpg?v=1730792122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-evening-chorus-9780544348691","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}