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From 1960s Italy to present-day Ireland, Ripeness is the story of a family secret that rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater, Sarah Moss. 'Moss makes every moment count' - The Sunday...

It's 1952, and Jasper isn't allowed to ask questions or make a fuss. He's lucky to even have a home and must keep his mouth shut and his ears open to stay in his uncle's good graces. No one knows where his mother went or whether she's coming back. Desperate to see her again, he must take matters into his own hands. From the farm, he embarks on a treacherous search that will take him to the squalid hideaways of Detroit and back again, through tawdry taverns, peep shows, and gambling houses.

Hidden in the Smoky Mountains, a family homestead burns to the ground, sparking a plucky young woman to come undone. It also ignites a survival story - her quest for self-actualization. As the heroine describes her 14-year search for identity to an Oklahoma Cherokee audience, it was her contact with Native culture that led her to appreciate common human values, to understand the power of heritage, and to achieve self-awareness.