{"product_id":"9781805302711","title":"Raising Hare : The heart-warming true story of an unlikely friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sharply beautiful and moving masterpiece about love and death by the classic Italian author of \u003ci\u003eA Silence Shared\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon the death of her husband, Innocenzo Monti, Lalla Romano sought to distil the essence of their long life together. The result was \u003ci\u003eIn Farthest Seas\u003c\/i\u003e: a piercingly intimate retelling of the first four years and final four months of their relationship, built from shard-like moments of connection and revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith precise artistry, Romano braids together seemingly minor details - the expressiveness of Innocenzo's hands, the beauty of his face in sleep, a fleeting instance of pallor - that come to reveal the barest truths of life and death. Unsparing yet tender, minimal yet monumental, \u003ci\u003eIn Farthest Seas\u003c\/i\u003e is a startlingly moving elegy for a great love by a vital Italian writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Brian Robert Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLalla Romano (1906-2001) was an Italian novelist, poet, translator and visual artist. Initially more active as a painter, from the 1940s Romano turned increasingly to writing, publishing her first poetry collection in 1941. During the Second World War she returned to her home province of Cuneo and became involved with the partisans. Her first novel, Maria, was published in 1953, and she went on to become one of Italy's most renowned writers, earning the Pavese Prize and the Strega Prize before her death at the age of 94. Her novel \u003ci\u003eA Silence Shared\u003c\/i\u003e, in Brian Robert Moore's translation, is also available from Pushkin Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product__accordion accordion quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdetails id=\"Details-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003csummary role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"summary__title\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ch2 class=\"h4 accordion__title inline-richtext\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Information\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"icon icon-caret\" viewbox=\"0 0 10 6\"\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708 0L5 4.293 1.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708.708l4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 .708 0l4-4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/summary\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content rte\" id=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lalla Romano\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePagination:\u003c\/b\u003e 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e N\/A\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImprint:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublished By:\u003c\/b\u003e PUSHKIN PRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Classic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 128 x 197 x 16\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eISBN13\/EAN\/SKU:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805332350\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\u003c\/details\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lalla Romano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54880592560514,"sku":"9781805302711","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781805302711_f6b0f320-0b31-4c5e-b726-58862ab30f74.jpg?v=1758367798","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.pro\/products\/9781805302711","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}