{"product_id":"the-centre-of-the-green-john-bowen-9780571241866","title":"The Centre of the Green","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1959 \u003cb\u003eThe Centre of the Green\u003c\/b\u003e is John Bowen's third novel. The story centres around the Baker family: the father Justin is a retired Colonel; the mother, Teresa, is over-possessive and refuses to admit that her sons have grown-up; the sons Julian and Charles - one is a married advertising copywriter with a penchant for extra-marital affairs while the other is withdrawn and suicidal, desperately looking for human contact in the vast anonymity of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Julian's involvement with a seventeen-year-old girl that sparks the chain of events that eventually encompasses the whole family. The scene shifts between Devonshire, London and Majorca as each member of the family searches for a resolution to the impasse into which they have drifted and struggle to regain the family ties that they once had. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA subtle, intelligent and compassionate novel \u003cb\u003eThe Centre of the Green\u003c\/b\u003e was commended by the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e for its 'admirable vitality', while the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e described it as 'a series of expertly managed shocks'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0571241867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571241866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber Finds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"John Bowen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748298043647,"sku":"9780571241866","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-centre-of-the-green-john-bowen-9780571241866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}