{"product_id":"buckeye-the-novel-everyone-will-be-talking-about-this-autumn-it-soars-tom-hanks","title":"Buckeye The Novel Everyone Will Be Talking about This Autumn: 'It Soars' Tom Hanks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF SEPTEMBER 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Read With Jenna Book Club Pick September 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne town. Two families. A secret that changes everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Poignant, powerful' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Omniscient, sweeping, almost defiantly sentimental' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's not just a great Midwestern novel, it's a great novel, period' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is that book, and it soars' \u003cb\u003eTOM HANKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Funny and tender ... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers' \u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I love this novel with my entire heart ... Wise and heartbreaking' \u003cb\u003eANN NAPOLITANO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the country reconstructs in the post-war boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie - and 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of compassion, humour and charm, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408071311609,"sku":"9781526689320","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/15400713482731.jpg?v=1770698276","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/buckeye-the-novel-everyone-will-be-talking-about-this-autumn-it-soars-tom-hanks","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}