{"product_id":"partita-trade-paperback","title":"Partita (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 15 November 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\" class=\"product-keynote\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-6ccf5d04=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She means to save us by telling us stories. . . She comes closer than anyone else I know' ANN PATCHETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Kingsolver] reminds us that a novel can be wildly entertaining and still have a social conscience'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' (on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou've taken Demon to your hearts, prepare for another 'emotionally raw, riotously entertaining' read as you meet Livia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere's my question: How does a person step in front of a train and leave everything right there?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLivia Bohusz misses her big brother, Cyrus. But since the day he took his own life, a day that changed everything, eleven-year-old Livia has also known she has no choice but to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer solace is music. A gifted pianist, Livia's only escape is the quiet rapture it brings as she practices. The promise of a new life her talent might offer is intoxicating, a life away from the stifling silence that has enveloped the farm since Cyrus' death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Livia starts college as a music major and scholarship prodigy, it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one springtime, the smell of reviving grass and crocuses and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, and Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn't miss in the rear view:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Who is that man?'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIt is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePartita\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis Livia's story: It is a tale of thwarted ambitions, accumulated pain, of newfound hope, unexpected love, and endless resilience. It is as compelling and profound as the pieces Livia has mastered, and as heart-rending and engrossing as the music that makes, breaks and mends her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Barbara Kingsolver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47687042465970,"sku":"9780571404728","price":410.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780571404728.jpg?v=1783432329","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/partita-trade-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}