{"product_id":"buckeye-the-international-bestseller-it-soars-tom-hanks","title":"Buckeye: The international bestseller: 'It soars' Tom Hanks","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE BIG-HEARTED BESTSELLING PHENOMENON THAT READERS ARE CALLING THEIR BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH PICK\u003cbr\u003e\nA TOP 10 AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2025\u003cbr\u003e\nA NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025\u003cbr\u003e\nA READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne town. Two families. A secret that changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Poignant, powerful'  Independent\u003cbr\u003e\n'Omniscient, sweeping, almost defiantly sentimental'  New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\n'It's not just a great Midwestern novel, it's a great novel, period' Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\n__________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMAY, 1945. As news of the Allied victory in Europe reaches the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, a woman named Margaret Salt walks into a hardware store and asks the man behind the counter, Cal Jenkins, for a radio. What happens next will change both of their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the country reconstructs in the post-war boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie - but nothing can remain hidden in a small town. The consequences of that long-ago encounter will intertwine the fates of two families, rippling through the next generation and compelling them to re-examine who they thought they were and what the future might hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFull of compassion, humour and charm,  Buckeye  is a dazzling portrait of the human spirit by way of one unforgettable community; the twisted roads we take to achieve forgiveness and redemption; and above all a universal longing for love and connection.\u003cbr\u003e\n__________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I've been yearning for a novel that connects the American generations who dealt with our two Wars - one of Omaha Beach, the other of the Ia Drang Valley.  Buckeye  is that book, and it soars'  TOM HANKS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Funny and tender... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers'  ANN PATCHETT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I love this novel with my entire heart . Wise and heartbreaking'  ANN NAPOLITANO\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52910262714655,"sku":"UK462","price":6.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/0546\/5119\/files\/81m5PC2WMnL._SY1500.jpg?v=1792837934","url":"https:\/\/lumobook.store\/products\/buckeye-the-international-bestseller-it-soars-tom-hanks","provider":"LumoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}