Ripeness
22 May 2025
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A stunning new novel of coming-of-age and growing old, from Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Moss
‘Tender and rueful . . . Sarah Moss is a marvel of insight and eloquence' - Emma Donoghue
‘Her work is as close to perfect as a novelist’s can be’ - The Times
'Throws much contemporary writing into the shade' - Hilary Mantel
'One of our greatest living writers'...
Details
22 May 2025
304 pages
9781529035506
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Tender and rueful, RIPENESS is a tale of being a foreigner that moves between 1960s Italy and 2020s Ireland, finding pain and bliss in both. Working at the height of her mature powers, Sarah Moss is a marvel of insight and eloquence.Emma Donoghue, author of Room