{"product_id":"partita-by-barbara-kingsolver-indie-edition","title":"Partita by Barbara Kingsolver Indie Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePre-order your UNSINED Indie edition now - published October 8th 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe landmark new novel from the global bestselling Women's Prize and Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's my question: How does a person step in front of a train and leave everything right there? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLivia Bohusz misses her big brother, Cyrus. But since the day he took his own life, a day that changed everything, eleven-year-old Livia has also known she has no choice but to survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer solace is music. A gifted pianist, Livia’s only escape is the quiet rapture it brings as she practices. The promise of a new life her talent might offer is intoxicating, a life away from the stifling silence that has enveloped the farm since Cyrus’ death. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Livia starts college as a music major and scholarship prodigy, it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen one springtime, the smell of reviving grass and crocuses and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, and Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn’t miss in the rear view: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Who is that man?’ \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePartita\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Livia’s story: It is a tale of thwarted ambitions, accumulated pain, of newfound hope, unexpected love, and endless resilience. It is as compelling and profound as the pieces Livia has mastered, and as heart-rending and engrossing as the music that makes, breaks and mends her.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kemps General Store \u0026 Kemps Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56400512909698,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/4576\/3117\/files\/53623_partita---newsletter.jpg?v=1771705484","url":"https:\/\/www.kempsgeneralstore.live\/products\/partita-by-barbara-kingsolver-indie-edition","provider":"Kemps General Store \u0026 Kemps Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}