{"product_id":"9781035069576","title":"The Green Years","description":"Author: A. J. Cronin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035069576\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1945, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Years\u003c\/i\u003e is one of A. J. Cronin’s best-loved novels. It tells the story of Robert Shannon, a young Irish Catholic boy, who, orphaned at the age of seven, is brought to live with his mother’s estranged family in Scotland. As he grows up in a dour Presbyterian town, only his great-grandfather, an incorrigible, swaggering, charming, larger-than-life character, seems able to rescue him from the narrow interests of the people who try to shape his life in their own image.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nDisappointed in love and in his burning ambition to study medicine, eighteen-year-old Robert sees his future as a blank wall. But, once again, he is saved from despair by his fiery relative, much to the chagrin of the rest of the family.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThis compassionate story of a boy’s growth to manhood, set against the harsh reality of life at the turn of the century, shows A. J. Cronin at his masterly best, creating a vivid gallery of characters with his customary blend of imagination, insight and tenderness.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIn the magnificent narrative tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Citadel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stars Look Down\u003c\/i\u003e and Cronin’s other classic novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Years\u003c\/i\u003e is a great book by a much-loved author.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798810382494,"sku":"TLD-9781035069576","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035069576.jpg?v=1778119699","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035069576","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}