{"product_id":"the-green-years-by-a-j-cronin-9781035069576","title":"The Green Years","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1945, \u003cem\u003eThe Green Years\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDisappointed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the magnificent narrative tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Citadel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Stars Look Down\u003c\/em\u003e and Cronin's other classic novels, \u003cem\u003eThe Green Years\u003c\/em\u003e is a great book by a much-loved author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071858393324,"sku":"9781035069576","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6cc3efa6fb082672dde676be7cb59289.jpg?v=1765077782","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-green-years-by-a-j-cronin-9781035069576","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}