{"product_id":"9780349017518","title":"An Episode of Sparrows","description":"Author: Rumer Godden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349017518\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Narcissus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A masterpiece of construction and utterly realistically convincing' JACQUELINE WILSON\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Godden's rich understanding of human nature, her humor and her beautiful prose inevitably leave one aglow' CHICAGO TRIBUNE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Godden here tries her deft writing hand at landscaping a child's heart' \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomeone has been digging up the private garden in the Square. Miss Angela Chesney of the Garden Committee is sure that a gang of local boys is to blame, but her sister, Olivia, isn't so sure. She wonders why the neighbourhood children - 'sparrows' she calls them - have to be locked out: don't they have a right to enjoy the garden too?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody has any idea what sends Lovejoy Mason and her few friends in search of 'good garden earth'. Still less do they imagine where their investigation will lead them - to a struggling restaurant, a bombed-out church, and, at the heart of it all, a hidden garden.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Only Rumer Godden could make a simple tale of a forbidden garden pulse with suspense'\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491596751006,"sku":"ADS-9780349017518","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349017518.jpg?v=1770594719","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349017518","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}