{"product_id":"helen-humphreys-the-evening-chorus-9780544348691","title":"The Evening Chorus","description":"Amid 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDowned 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. The Evening Chorus is a beautiful, astonishing examination of love, loss, escape, and the ways in which the intrusions of the natural world can save us.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The Evening Chorus 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The Evening Chorus sparkles.\" -Jo Baker\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"A poised, lyrical novel about the griefs of war, written with poetic intensity of observation.\" -Helen Dunmore","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53914929299798,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/helen-humphreys-the-evening-chorus-9780544348691","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}